A longitudinal evaluation of a communication skills programme

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 341-348

  Wilkinson, Susie ^a,d   Bailey, Koren ^b   Aldridge, Judith ^c   Roberts, Anita ^b  

^a Caring Services Research   (United Kingdom)

^b Marie Curie Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Education, nursing, continuing; Neoplasms; Nursing education research; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; TAPE RECORDER; WORKSHOP;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0032796758     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921699672159169     Document Type: Article

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