What do oncologists want? Suggestions from oncologists on how their institutions can support them in dealing with patient loss

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2627-2632

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

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grief support; Institutional support; Oncologists; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONCOLOGIST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84868327684     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1528-2     Document Type: Article

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