Breaking bad news: Consultants' experience, previous education and views on educational format and timing

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 947-956

  Barnett, Mandy M ^a   Fisher, Joanne D ^a   Cooke, Heather ^a   James, Patrick R ^a   Dale, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*Attitude of health personnel; *Clinical competence; *Truth disclosure; Adult; Aged; Consultants; Education, medical *standards; Educational status; Female; Humans; Male; Middle aged; Multicentre study publication type

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONSULTANTS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING; TERMINALLY ILL; TIME FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 34848928744     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02832.x     Document Type: Article

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