Compassion and communication in cancer care

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-415

  Staren, Edgar D ^a  

^a CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HUMANISM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; HUMANISM; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 33748427483     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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