Residents from five training programs report improvements in knowledge, attitudes and skills after a rotation with a hospice program

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 68-72

  Von Gunten, Charles F ^a   Mullan, Patricia B ^b   Harrity, Shawn ^c   Diamant, Joel ^d   Heffernan, Edwin ^e   Ikeda, Tyson ^f   Roberts, William L ^g  

^a San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care Center for Palliative Studies   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEREAVEMENT; DYING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0043011482     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15430154JCE1802_06     Document Type: Article

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