Clinicians' routine use of non-disclosure: Prioritizing "protection" over the information needs of adolescents with cancer

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 18-34

  Clemente, Ignasi ^a,b  

^a University of California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents with cancer; Communication; Disclosure; Information needs; Truth telling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; DISCLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPAIN;

EID: 38349026623     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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