Some Questions on the randomized controlled trial of communication skills training for oncologists

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 222-223

  Gyawali, Bishal ^a   Tsukuura, Hiroaki ^a   Honda, Kazunori ^a   Shimokata, Tomoya ^a   Ando, Yuichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKILL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TRENDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84920943809     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2014.58.4532     Document Type: Letter

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