Talking about the unthinkable: Perinatal/neonatal communication issues and procedures

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-170

  Fox, Susan ^a   Platt, Frederic W ^a   White, Maysel Kemp ^b   Hulac, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Healthcare Communication Institute   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALPRACTICE; NEONATOLOGY; PARENT; PERINATOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 14944365161     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2004.11.011     Document Type: Review

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