Odyssey of hope: A physician's guide to communicating with brain tumor patients across the continuum of care

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 241-251

  Rosenblum, Mark L ^a   Kalkanis, Steven ^a   Goldberg, Wendy ^a   Rock, Jack ^a   Mikkelsen, Tom ^a   Remer, Sandra ^a   Whitehouse, Sarah ^b   Nerenz, David ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Hope; Physician communication

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BRAIN TUMOR; BURNOUT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOPE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 65449146735     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9828-1     Document Type: Editorial

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