Need to improve communication in breast cancer care

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1744-1746

  Peppercorn, Jeffrey ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION;

EID: 84864018995     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.41.3195     Document Type: Editorial

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