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Impact of communication training on physician expression of empathy in patient encounters. |
Bonvicini KA, Perlin MJ, Bylund CL, Carroll G, Rouse RA, Goldstein MG. |
Impact of Communication Training on Physician Expression of Empathy in Patient Encounters Background: Patients value expressions of care and empathy as one of the most essential elements in their int... |
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A systematic review of the preventive effect of oral hygiene on pneumonia and respiratory tract infection in elderly people in hospitals and nursing homes: effect estimates and methodological quality of randomized controlled trials. |
Sjogren P, Nilsson E, Forsell M, Johansson O, Hoogstraate J. |
The Preventive Effect of Oral Hygiene on Pneumonia and Respiratory Tract Infection in Institutionalized Elderly Background: Poor oral hygiene is common in nursing home residents. Is oral hygiene asso... |
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Does age really matter? Recall of information presented to newly referred patients with cancer |
Jansen J, Butow PN, van Weert JCM, et al. |
Impact of Age on Information Processing During Cancer Consultations Background: Cancer is largely a disease of older age. Aging is associated with a reduction in the speed of information retention an... |
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Changed patterns in Dutch palliative sedation practices after the introduction of a national guideline. |
Hasselaar JGJ, Verhagen SCAHHVM, Wolff AP, Engels Y, Crul BJP, Vissers KCP. |
Changed Patterns in Dutch Palliative Sedation Practices Background: The use of continuous palliative sedation (PS) for refractory symptoms is increasingly common. In December 2005 the Royal Dutch Med... |
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Using simulation to isolate physician variation in intensive care unit admission decision making for critically ill elders with end-stage cancer: a pilot feasibility study. |
Barnato AE, Hsu HE, Bryce CL, et al. |
Critically Ill Elders with Advanced Cancer: Simulation of Decision-Making for ICU Admission Background: Despite limited expectations of clinical benefit, one-third of patients with advanced cancer wh... |
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