Evaluation of an educational program to improve communication with patients about early-phase trial participation

Oncologist

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 377-383

  Fallowfield, Lesley J ^a   Solis Trapala, Ivonne ^b   Jenkins, Valerie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication skills training; Phase I and phase II trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; WORKSHOP;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

EID: 84859375539     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0271     Document Type: Article

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