How to tell cancer patients: A contribution to a theory of communicating the diagnosis

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-93

  Salander, Pär ^a,b   Bergenheim, A Tommy ^a   Bergström, Per ^b   Henriksson, Roger ^b  

^a Department of Oncology ^*

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0032434374     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077V16N02_05     Document Type: Article

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