Communication in oncology: Now we train - but how well?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1660-1663

  Stiefel, F ^a,b   Bourquin, C ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Higashi Sapporo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; EDUCATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ONCOLOGIST; TRENDS;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; ONCOLOGISTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84995665726     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw229     Document Type: Editorial

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