Breaking bad news to patients: Physicians' perceptions of the process

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 113-120

  Ptacek, J T ^a   Fries, E A ^b   Eberhardt, T L ^c   Ptacek, J J ^d  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d Mary Greeley Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bad news; Communication; Effectiveness; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032894664     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050240     Document Type: Article

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