The role of the clinician in cancer clinical communication

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue , 2009, Pages 66-75

  Eggly, Susan S ^a   Albrecht, Terrance L ^a   Kelly, Kimberly ^b   Prigerson, Holly G ^c   Sheldon, Lisa Kennedy ^d   Studts, Jamie ^e  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TEACHING;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TEACHING;

EID: 77952470765     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730902806778     Document Type: Article

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