"I've Got Some Bad News ...": Veterinarians' Recollections of Communicating Bad News to Clients

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 366-390

  Ptacek, J T ^a   Leonard, Karen ^a   McKee, Tara L ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 1542350842     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02552.x     Document Type: Article

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