Fifth-year medical students' knowledge of palliative care and their views on the subject

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 941-946

  Eyigor, Sibel ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880821064     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0627     Document Type: Article

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