Cancer disclosure in Japan: Historical comparisons, current practices

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1151-1163

  Elwyn, Todd S ^a   Fetters, Michael D ^b   Gorenflo, Daniel W ^b   Tsuda, Tsukasa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer disclosure; Informed consent; Japan

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; JAPAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032079984     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)10042-9     Document Type: Article

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