Establishing Communication Within the Field of Pediatric Oncology: A Palliative Care Approach

Current Problems in Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 337-350

  Vern Gross, Tamara ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FAMILY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 84856133476     PISSN: 01470272     EISSN: 15356345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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