A controlled trial of a short course to improve residents' communication with patients at the end of life

Academic Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1008-1012

  Alexander, Stewart C ^a,b   Keitz, Sheri A ^a,b   Sloane, Richard ^b   Tulsky, James A ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33750482578     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ACM.0000242580.83851.ad     Document Type: Article

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