Solving family-related barriers to truthfulness in cases of terminal cancer in Taiwan: A professional perspective

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 486-492

  Hu, Wen Yu ^a   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^a   Chuang, Rong Bin ^b   Chen, Ching Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Terminal cancer; Truthfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPPORT GROUP; TAIWAN; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0036896807     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200212000-00014     Document Type: Article

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