Clinical experiences of medical students in Oregon with dying patients

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 137-139

  Bascom, Paul ^a   Vetto, John T ^b   Osborne, Molly ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DYING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OREGON; PALLIATIVE CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0032846582     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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