Personal Illness Narratives: Using Reflective Writing to Teach Empathy

Academic Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-356

  DasGupta, Sayantani ^a,b   Charon, Rita ^a  

^a Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WRITING;

EID: 1842532101     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200404000-00013     Document Type: Review

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