Efficacy of Communication Skills Training for Giving Bad News and Discussing Transitions to Palliative Care
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 12 March 2007
Anthony L. Back
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Oncotalk represents a successful teaching model for improving communication skills for postgraduate medical trainees in changing observable communication behaviors in medical oncology fellows.
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Oncotalk represents a successful teaching model for improving communication skills for postgraduate medical trainees.
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