Attitudes toward informing the cancer patient - A survey of Norwegian physicians

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1344-1348

  Loge, J H ^a   Kaasa, S ^b   Ekeberg, O ^a   Falkum, E ^c   Hytten, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

^d Psychiatric Hospital Vinderen   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Communication; Human; Neoplasms px (psychology); Physician's role; Physician patient relations; Quesionnaire; Truth disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030056687     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00087-1     Document Type: Article

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