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Conveying hope in consultations with patients with life-threatening diseases: the balance between supporting and challenging the patient

OBJECTIVE: There is limited knowledge about the communication of hope and denial in consultations with patients with life-threatening diseases on a practical level. In this study, we explored a real-life medical consultation between a doctor and a patient with incurable cancer, focusing on conveying...

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Autores principales: Werner, Anne, Steihaug, Sissel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28585884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2017.1333322