Is it possible to improve the breaking bad news skills of residents when a relative is present? A randomised study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2507-2514

  Merckaert, I ^a,b   Lienard A ^a   Libert, Y ^a,b   Bragard, I ^c   Delvaux, N ^b,d   Etienne, A M ^c   Marchal, S ^e   Meunier, J ^b,e   Reynaert, C ^f   Slachmuylder, J L ^e   Razavi, D ^a,b  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e Centre de Psycho Oncologie (CPO): training and research group   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RELATIVE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SIMULATION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887852944     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.615     Document Type: Article

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