Closing the patient-oncologist communication gap: A review of historic and current efforts

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-113

  Pham, A Khoa ^a   Bauer, Marianne T ^a   Balan, Stefan ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Comskil; Oncology; Oncotalk; Patientoncologist relationship

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84898012626     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0555-0     Document Type: Review

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