INTERACT-CANCER. The development and evaluation of a computer-assisted course on communication skills for medical specialists in oncology

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-141

  Hulsman, Robert L ^a,d   Ros, Wynand J G ^a,b   Janssen, Miriam ^c   Winnubst, Jacques A M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cancer; communication skills; computer assisted instruction; medical education postgraduate; physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0031081441     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(96)00951-2     Document Type: Article

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