Bereavement practices of physicians in oncology and palliative care

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 963-971

  Chau, Nicole G ^a   Zimmermann, Camilla ^a,b   Ma, Clement ^b   Taback, Nathan ^a   Krzyzanowska, Monika K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; E-MAIL; FOLLOW UP; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 66349123018     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.118     Document Type: Article

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