REMAP: A framework for goals of care conversations

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2017, Pages e844-e850

  Childers, Julie W ^a   Back, Anthony L ^b   Tulsky, James A ^b   Arnold, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ONCOLOGIST; OUTPATIENT; RESIDENT; SHARED DECISION MAKING; SKILL; TERMINAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; ONCOLOGISTS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85032433153     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2016.018796     Document Type: Article

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