Nurturing humanism through teaching palliative care

Academic Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 763-765

  Block, Susan ^a,b   Billings, J Andrew ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DYING; ETHICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031851916     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199807000-00012     Document Type: Review

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