Medical education, palliative care and moral attitude: Some objectives and future perspectives

Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 928-933

  Olthuis, Gert ^a   Dekkers, Wim ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude; Curriculum; Education, medical; Moral development; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DYING; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORALITY; MOURNING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0141563529     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01635.x     Document Type: Review

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