The attitude toward truth telling of cancer in Taiwan

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-58

  Wang, Shing Yaw ^a,b   Chen, Chung Hey ^a   Chen, Yong Shing ^c   Huang, Huei Lin ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAI SUAN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Mental status; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 3142530265     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00566-X     Document Type: Article

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