Psychological aspects of cancer surgery: Surgeons' attitudes and opinions

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-64

  Burton, Mary V ^a,c   Parker, Ronald W ^b  

^a Private Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; CANCER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CANCER; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAMILY MEMBERS; GREAT BRITAIN; MENTALLY ILL; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RISKS AND BENEFITS; SURVEY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY; TERMINAL CARE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0031002747     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(199703)6:1<47::AID-PON248>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Review

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