Creating COMFORT: A Communication-based model for breaking bad news

Communication Education

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-234

  Villagran, Melinda ^a   Goldsmith, Joy ^b   Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine ^c   Baldwin, Paula ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breaking Bad News; Interaction Adaptation Theory; Medical Education; Patient Provider Communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953945394     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634521003624031     Document Type: Article

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