Giving bad news: A GPs' narrative perspective

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 390-396

  Vegni, E ^a,c   Zannini, L ^b   Visioli, S ^b   Moja, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family practice; Giving bad news; Narratives; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0034927815     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200100236     Document Type: Article

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