The touch of empathy

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1299-1300

  Rousseau, Paul C ^a,d   Blackburn, Gerald ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Botsford Hospital   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EMPATHY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH;

EID: 58149250518     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0174     Document Type: Editorial

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