Breaking bad news in a southeast european population: A survey among cancer patients in Albania

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1100-1105

  Beqiri, Arben ^a   Toci, Ervin ^b   Sallaku, Agim ^a   Qirjako, Gentiana ^c   Burazeri, Genc ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Albania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALBANIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELATIVE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ALBANIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84866267813     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0068     Document Type: Review

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