Analysis of enacted difficult conversations in neonatal intensive care

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-316

  Lamiani, G ^a,b   Meyer, E C ^a,c   Browning, D M ^a,d   Brodsky, D ^a,e   Todres, I D ^a,f  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLERGY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORKER; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 63649146756     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.228     Document Type: Article

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