Breaking Bad News in Breast Imaging. A Critical Component of Patient Care

Academic Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-122

  Brem, Rachel F ^a   Sanchez, Jessica L ^a   Rapelyea, Jocelyn A ^a  

^a Interventional Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST; BREAST CANCER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIOLOGIST; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58049209394     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.11.011     Document Type: Editorial

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