# Communicating sad, bad, and difficult news in medicine

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/communicating-sad-bad-and-difficult-news-in-medicine/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Lesley Fallowfield,Valerie Jenkins |
| Citations | 1,050 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)15392-5 |
| Fields | Health Professions,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OA URL | https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Communicating_sad_bad_and_difficult_news_in_medicine/23315576 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2147263342 |
| PMID | 14751707 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2004 |

## Paper authors

- [Lesley Fallowfield](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lesley-fallowfield/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare](https://scholariq.org/topics/patient-provider-communication-in-healthcare/)

## Paper topics

- [Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare](https://scholariq.org/topics/patient-provider-communication-in-healthcare/)
- [Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues](https://scholariq.org/topics/palliative-care-and-end-of-life-issues/)
- [Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare](https://scholariq.org/topics/ethics-and-legal-issues-in-pediatric-healthcare/)

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