Difficult patient loss and physician culture for oncologists grieving patient loss

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1254-1260

  Granek, Leeat ^a   Krzyzanowska, Monika K ^b   Tozer, Richard ^c   Mazzotta, Paolo ^d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; CHRONIC PATIENT; DEATH; DYING; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PROBLEM PATIENT; WEAKNESS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84868306638     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0245     Document Type: Article

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