A broken heartĝ€"the physician's role: Bereaved parents' perceptions of interactions with physicians

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 376-382

  Bright, Katherine L ^a   Belew Huff, Marlene ^a   Hollon, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Death; Parental bereavement; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONSUMER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64949163267     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808327055     Document Type: Article

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