Communicating life-threatening diagnoses to patients in the emergency department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 749-755

  Tskayesu, James Kimo ^a   Hutson, H Range ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE THREATENING DIAGNOSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 2542551330     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.12.013     Document Type: Article

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