Stories from doctors of patients with pain. A qualitative research on the physicians' perspective

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-25

  Vegni, E ^a   Mauri, E ^a,b   Moja, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pain; Physician patient relationship; Physicians' representation; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NARRATION; PAIN; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 13244259384     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0714-2     Document Type: Article

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