Communicating a prognosis in advanced cancer

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-204

  Sinclair, Christian T ^a  

^a Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL DISEASE;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; TERMINALLY ILL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33745173834     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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