Twelve tips on teaching and learning how to break bad news

Medical Teacher

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages

  Harden, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; ROLE PLAYING; SHORT SURVEY; SKILL; TEACHING;

EID: 0030478738     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421599609034177     Document Type: Article

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