A short guide to giving bad news

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-201

  Mitchell, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Announcing bad news; Crisis communications; Crisis intervention; Death notification; Injury notification

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION;

AFFECT; COMMUNICATION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HUMANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 57549089636     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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