Giving bad news: The family perspective

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 865-873

  Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a   Pierce, Becky ^a   Pananen, Laura ^a   Rivara, Frederick P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Death; Ethics; Medical; Physician patient relations; Trauma; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033934276     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200005000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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