Breaking Bad News: A Patient's Perspective

Oncologist

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 587-596

  Dias, Lauren ^a   Chabner, Bruce A ^a   Lynch Jr , Thomas J ^a   Penson, Richard T ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Cox 548 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Care; Communication; Oncology; Psychosocial; Support

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STAFF; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANISM; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0345015998     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.8-6-587     Document Type: Review

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