An exploratory study of end-of-life prognostic communication needs as reported by widowed fathers due to cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1471-1476

  Park, Eliza M ^a   Check, Devon K ^b   Yopp, Justin M ^a   Deal, Allison M ^c   Edwards, Teresa P ^c   Rosenstein, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FATHER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; TERMINAL DISEASE; WIDOWER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; WIDOW;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 84946475787     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3757     Document Type: Article

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