Breaking the news in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 195-201

  Chiò, Adriano ^a   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Communication; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; EMOTION; EUROPE; FAMILY LIFE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 12344279968     PISSN: 14660822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660820310017326     Document Type: Review

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