Breaking bad news in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The need for medical education

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 47-54

  Schellenberg, Kerri L ^a,d   Schofield, Susie J ^b   Fang, Shoufan ^c   Johnston, Wendy S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Methods of education; Palliative care; Professional conduct and ethics

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENT; SELF EVALUATION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COMMUNICATION; DISCLOSURE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84895560372     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.843711     Document Type: Article

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