The good news about giving bad news to patients
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Giving Bad News.
In the practice of oncology, it is difficult not to be impressed by the number of clinical situations that necessitate the conveyance of unfavorable medical information to patients and families. These include the communication of the cancer diagnosis, a poor prognosis, the failure of anticancer treatment, the occurrence of unwanted and significant side effects, the ineligibility for a clinical ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.20420.x