Not telling the truth: Circumstances leading to concealment of diagnosis and prognosis from cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 589-593

  Shahidi, J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Disclosure of diagnosis; Oncology; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEOPLASM; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77955766033     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01100.x     Document Type: Review

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