Do pediatric hematology/oncology (PHO) fellows receive communication training?

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 502-506

  File, Wilson ^a   Bylund, Carma L ^b   Kesselheim, Jennifer ^c   Leonard, David ^a   Leavey, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Communication training; Fellow training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMMUNICATION TRAINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; E-MAIL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION TRAINING; FELLOW TRAINING;

COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84892520603     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24742     Document Type: Article

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