Nurse-patient communication in cancer care: A review of the literature

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-31

  Kruijver, Irma P M ^a   Kerkstra, Ada ^a   Bensing, Jozien M ^a   Van De Wiel, Harry B M ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer oncology; Nurse caring behaviors; Nurse communication skills; Nurse patient interaction communication relation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; EMPATHY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOUCH;

EID: 0033985583     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200002000-00004     Document Type: Article

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