A survey of physicians' education in caring for the dying: Identified training needs

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-247

  Sand, Rachael Borr ^a,b   Blackall, George F ^c   Abrahm, Janet L ^c   Healey, Kathryn ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Poloni and Associates   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT;

ADULT; DEATH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0344076064     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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