Experience with prognostic disclosure of families of japanese patients with cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 594-603

  Yoshida, Saran ^a,b   Hirai, Kei ^c   Morita, Tatsuya ^d   Shiozaki, Mariko ^e   Miyashita, Mitsunori ^f   Sato, Kazuki ^f   Tsuneto, Satoru ^c   Shima, Yasuo ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g TSUKUBA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

cancer; communication; family; Japan; Prognostic disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; DEATH; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

FAMILY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79952812768     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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