Enhancing communication between oncologists and patients with a computer-based training program: A randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 593-601

  Tulsky, James A ^a   Arnold, Robert M ^b   Alexander, Stewart C ^a   Olsen, Maren K ^c   Jeffreys, Amy S ^c   Rodriguez, Keri L ^d   Skinner, Celette Sugg ^e   Farrell, David ^f   Abernethy, Amy P ^g   Pollak, Kathryn I ^h  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f People Designs   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRUST;

EID: 80055073344     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-9-201111010-00007     Document Type: Article

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