Learning to cope: How far is too close?

Oncologist

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 449-456

  Wolpin, Brian M ^a   Chabner, Bruce A ^a   Lynch Jr , Thomas J ^a   Penson, Richard T ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Division of Hematology Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Connection; Oncology; Personal; Psychosocial; Support

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; GEMCITABINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SOCIAL WORKER; TERMINAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMPATHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 22344454815     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.10-6-449     Document Type: Article

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