Communication with families facing life-threatening Illness: A research-based model for family conferences

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 421-427

  Fineberg, Iris Cohen ^a   Kawashima, Michie ^b,c,d   Asch, Steven M ^e  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

^c SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAPE RECORDING; TERMINALLY ILL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79953903195     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0436     Document Type: Article

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