Long term benefits of communication skills training for cancer doctors

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 686-693

  Finset, Arnstein ^a   Ekeberg, Øivind ^a   Eide, Hilde ^a   Aspegren, Knut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENMARK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; SWEDEN;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141990692     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.691     Document Type: Article

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