Breaking bad news: doctors’ skills in communicating with patients

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Breaking bad news is one of doctors’ duties and it requires them to have some skills, given that this situation is difficult and distressful for patients and their families. Moreover, it is also an uncomfortable condition for doctors. The aim of this study was to eva...

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Main Authors: Francisco José Ferreira da Silveira, Camila Carvalho Botelho, Carolina Cirino Valadão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2017-05-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802017000400323&lng=en&tlng=en