Evolution of truth-telling attitudes and practices in Italy

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-172

  Surbone, Antonella ^a   Ritossa, Claudio ^b   Spagnolo, Antonio G ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Sacro Cuore University of Rome   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deontology; Ethics; Informed consent; Law; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CANCER RESEARCH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; LAW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 9944261304     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2004.09.002     Document Type: Review

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