Patient communication skills training: A review with implications for cancer patients

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-94

  Cegala, Donald J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Patient communication skills; Training

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MODEL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; TEACHING; TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038629403     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00087-9     Document Type: Review

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