Dying, death, and medical education: Student voices

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 372-381

  Williams, Cynthia M ^a   Wilson, Cindy C ^a   Olsen, Cara H ^b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEATH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RELIGION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 18844407820     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.372     Document Type: Article

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