Values and options in cancer care (VOICE): study design and rationale for a patient-centered communication and decision-making intervention for physicians, patients with advanced cancer, and their caregivers
BMC CancerPublished 9 April 2013Open access
Michael Hoerger, Ronald M. Epstein, Paul Winters, Kevin Fiscella, Paul R. Duberstein, Robert Gramling
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An investigation designed to facilitate communication and decision making among oncologists, patients with advanced cancer, and their caregivers, and patients and caregivers using a two-pronged approach.
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