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What makes education in communication transformative?

  • Humanism in Oncology
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  1. Anthony L. Back MD

    Present address: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 825 Eastlake Avenue East, 98109-1023, Seattle, WA

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA

    Robert M. Arnold MD

  2. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

    Walter F. Baile MD

  3. Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

    James A. Tulsky MD

  4. University of Washington, Seattle, WA

    Kelly Fryer-Edwards PhD

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Correspondence to Anthony L. Back MD.

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Supported by Grants NCI R25 119019 and R25 92005.

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Back, A.L., Arnold, R.M., Baile, W.F. et al. What makes education in communication transformative?. J Canc Educ 24, 160–162 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1080/08858190902854863

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