Relational Learning in Pediatric Palliative Care: Transformative Education and the Culture of Medicine

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 795-815

  Browning, David M ^a   Solomon, Mildred Z ^a,b  

^a EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICINE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PEDAGOGICS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEACHER;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LEARNING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 33745199169     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2006.03.002     Document Type: Review

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