Communication skills - Breaking bad news

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 839-841

  Mehta, Parang N ^a  

^a Mehta Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARENT; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 55849093955     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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