The communication of palliative care for the elderly cancer patient

Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-226

  Ragan, Sandra L ^a   Wittenberg, Elaine ^a   Hall, Harry T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; HOSPICE CARE; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SICK ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038651980     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327027HC1502_9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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