How should physicians communicate the transition to palliative care?

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 136-137

  Back, Anthony L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Family; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPETENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT SURVEY;

COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 20444485825     PISSN: 17434254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncponc0100     Document Type: Short Survey

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