title: Communicating bad news.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195, USA. tonyback@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Back
authors.forename: J Randall
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014342:Truth Disclosure