Communicating terminal diagnoses to Hispanic patients

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-123

  Carrion, Iraida V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Decision making; End of life; Hospice knowledge; Referrals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISPANIC; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINAL CARE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77957010704     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S147895150999085X     Document Type: Article

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