Talking with families when their children are dying

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 16-20

  Kuttner, Leora ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breaking bad news; Family communication; Medical training; Pediatric palliative care; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CAREGIVER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPATHY; FAMILY; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE; HONESTY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; SIBLING; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 34548102166     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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