Cancer patients' trust in their physician - A review

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 227-241

  Hillen, Marij A ^a   De Haes, Hanneke C J M ^a   Smets, Ellen M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cancer; oncology; physician patient relations; review; trust

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMBASE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEAR; HONESTY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER REVIEW; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; TRUST;

EID: 79951921758     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1745     Document Type: Review

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