Reflections on an End-of-life Care Course for Preclinical Medical Students

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 636-643

  Chang, Hao Hsiang ^a   Hu, Wen Yu ^b   Tsai, Stanley S L ^b   Yao, Chien An ^a   Chen, Chin Yu ^a   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ethics; knowledge; medical; palliative care; students; terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 70349285134     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60384-3     Document Type: Article

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