Breaking bad news: Learning through experience

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 31, 2006, Pages 5098-5100

  Arnold, Stephanie J ^a   Koczwara, Bogda ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; LEARNING; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750961664     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.6355     Document Type: Review

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