BREAKS protocol for breaking bad news

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-65

  Narayanan, Vijayakumar ^c   Bista, Bibek ^a   Koshy, Cheriyan ^b  

^a BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital   (Nepal)

^b REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^c St Gregorios Medical Mission Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Breaking bad news; Communication; Truth disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956284243     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.68401     Document Type: Review

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