Neurosurgery patients' feelings about the role of residents in their care: A qualitative case study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 287-291

  Knifed, Eva ^a   July, Julius ^a   Bernstein, Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Full disclosure; Resident; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRANIOTOMY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DISCLOSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TRUST;

EID: 38949178120     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/2/0287     Document Type: Article

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