Using metaphors in medicine

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 842-844

  Periyakoil, Vyjeyanthi S ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; SHORT SURVEY;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; METAPHOR; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 50149108429     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.9885     Document Type: Short Survey

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