Doctors' emotional reactions to recent death of a patient: Cross sectional study of hospital doctors

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7408, 2003, Pages 185-189

  Redinbaugh, Ellen M ^a   Sullivan, Amy M ^b   Block, Susan D ^b   Gadmer, Nina M ^b   Lakoma, Matthew ^b   Mitchell, Ann M ^c   Seltzer, Deborah ^d   Wolford, Jennifer ^d   Arnold, Robert M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; EMOTION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042170174     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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