Preferences of Malaysian Cancer Patients in Communication of Bad News |
Eng, Tan Chai
(Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre)
Yaakup, Hayati (Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre) Shah, Shamsul Azhar (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre) Jaffar, Aida (Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre) Omar, Khairani (Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre) |
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