Medical residents' perceptions of end-of-life care training in a large urban teaching hospital

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Schwartz, Charles E ^a,b   Goulet, Joseph L ^a   Gorski, Victoria ^a   Selwyn, Peter A ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DYING; FAMILY MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; RATING SCALE; RESIDENT; TELEPHONE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 12244311227     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10966210360510109     Document Type: Article

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