Communicating with the dying

Journal of Medical Ethics 1 (1):18-21 (1975)
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Telling a patient that the outcome of his illness is not good, or even hopeless, requires sensitivity and the ability to communicate with him in the setting of a hospital which is an unnatural environment divorced from family and friends. It is a task which must be taught and learned by doctors and nurses

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Patient decision-making: medical ethics and mediation.Y. J. Craig - 1996 - Journal of Medical Ethics 22 (3):164-167.

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