Difficult conversations: From diagnosis to death

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 712-717

  Marcus, Joel D ^a   Mott, Frank E ^b  

^a Ochsner Cancer Institute   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Health communication; Motivational interviewing; Palliative care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONVERSATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOLUTION FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; TRAINING;

EID: 84916926176     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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