The reconfiguration of expertise in oncology: The practice of prediction and articulation of indeterminacy in medical consultations

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1433-1445

  Broom, Alex ^a   Adams, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer; communication; evidence based practice; interviews; medical; sociology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77956505659     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310373042     Document Type: Article

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