The challenge of breaking bad news

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-110

  Farrell, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0033110568     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0964-3397(99)80006-8     Document Type: Article

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