Doctors' communication of trust, care, and respect in breast cancer: Qualitative study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7444, 2004, Pages 864-867

  Wright, Emma Burkitt ^a   Holcombe, Christopher ^a   Salmon, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TRUST; WELLBEING;

EID: 1842689225     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38046.771308.7c     Document Type: Article

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