Humor and oncology

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 645-648

  Joshua, Anthony M ^a   Cotroneo, Angela ^a   Clarke, Stephen ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; HUMOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; NEOPLASM;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 14544285506     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.09.064     Document Type: Article

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