Patient-physician communication in oncology: Past, present, and future

Current Opinion in Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-335

  Baile, Walter F ^a   Aaron, Joann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Information; Oncology; Physician patient; Support

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TRAINING;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 21344460016     PISSN: 10408746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cco.0000167738.49325.2c     Document Type: Review

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