Necessary collusion: Prognostic communication with advanced cancer patients

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 3146-3150

  Helft, Paul R ^a  

^a Indiana University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 19444373555     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.07.003     Document Type: Review

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