Let's talk about empathy!

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 59-66

  Robieux, Léonore ^a,b,c   Karsenti, Lucille ^a   Pocard, Marc ^c,d   Flahault, Cécile ^a,e  

^a Sorbonne Paris Cité   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^d Université René Diderot   (France)

^e INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical practice; Empathy; Mixed approach; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85021365950     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.06.024     Document Type: Article

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