Burden on oncologists when communicating the discontinuation of anticancer treatment

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 999-1006

  Otani, Hiroyuki ^a   Morita, Tatsuya ^b   Esaki, Taito ^a   Ariyama, Hiroshi ^a   Tsukasa, Koichiro ^a   Oshima, Akira ^a   Shiraisi, Keiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burden; Communicating; Oncologists

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONTROL; TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 79961094448     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyr092     Document Type: Article

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