Commentary: Disclosure in oncology-to whom does the truth belong?

Oncologist

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Wood, William A ^a,c   McCabe, Mary S ^b   Goldberg, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical ethics; Medical oncology; Personal autonomy; Psychology

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; REVIEW;

AGED; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA;

EID: 61549094705     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0158     Document Type: Review

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