Breaking Bad News: Impact of a Continuing Medical Education Workshop

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 238-245

  Ladouceur, Roger ^a   Goulet, François ^a,b   Gagnon, Robert ^b   Boulé, Richard ^c   Girard, Gilles ^c   Jacques, André ^b   Frenette, Jacques ^d   Carrier, Robert ^e   Lalonde, Viateur ^f   Bélisle, Claude ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Direction de l'Amélioration de l'Exercice   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^e MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

^f Quebec College of Family Physicians ^*  (Canada)

^g Joint CMQ and QCFP Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKSHOP;

EID: 9144230593     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970301900404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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