Hospice and palliative care education in medical school: A module on the role of the physician in end-of-life care

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 152-156

  Ross, Douglas D ^a,b,f   O'Mara, Ann ^a,c   Pickens, Nancy ^a,c   Keay, Timothy ^b   Timmel, Daniel ^b   Alexander, Carla ^d   Hawtin, Charlotte ^g   O'Brien III, William ^e   Schnaper, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GREENEBAUM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d Chase Braxton Hlth Ctr Baltimore   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Joseph Richey Hospice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HOSPICES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0030928568     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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