Learning how to break bad news More than following the rules

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 349-350

  Spencer, John ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84860142138     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.672778     Document Type: Note

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