Interns Learning to Care for Dying Patients

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 865-872

  Rhodes Kropf, Jennifer ^a   Meier, Diane ^b   Adelman, Ronald ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642512652     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662103322654749     Document Type: Article

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