Seeking informed consent to cancer clinical trials; evaluating the efficacy of doctor communication skills training

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 507-516

  Brown, R F ^a,c   Butow, P N ^a   Boyle, F ^a,b   Tattersall, M H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Communication skills training; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH ETHICS; SATISFACTION; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 34447291623     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1095     Document Type: Article

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