Pediatric residents' and fellows' perspectives on palliative care education

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 451-457

  Michelson, Kelly Nicole ^a,b,c   Ryan, Anne Daley ^b   Jovanovic, Borko ^b   Frader, Joel ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PROGNOSIS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66749115532     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0263     Document Type: Article

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