How to communicate with patients about future illness progression and end of life: A systematic review

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 331-341

  Parry, Ruth ^a   Land, Victoria ^a   Seymour, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; TERMINAL CARE;

COMMUNICATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84924420071     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000649     Document Type: Review

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