Differences in oncologist communication across age groups and contributions to adjuvant decision outcomes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages s279-s282

  Step, Mary M ^a   Siminoff, Laura A ^b   Rose, Julia H ^a,c,d  

^a Departments of Family Medicine   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Care ^*

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Communication accommodation; Decision making; Physician patient communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONVERSATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 72049090943     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02512.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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