Audiotapes and letters to patients: The practice and views of oncologists, surgeons and general practitioners

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 1782-1788

  McConnell, D ^a   Butow, P N ^a   Tattersall, M H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audiotapes; Dr pt communication; Information provision; Patient letters

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON;

EID: 0033002072     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690284     Document Type: Article

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