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. 2020 Nov;25(11):e1816.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0526. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

Supportive Strategies for Breaking Bad News via Telemedicine

Brook A Calton  1
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Supportive Strategies for Breaking Bad News via Telemedicine

Brook A Calton. Oncologist. 2020 Nov.

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This letter to the editor proposes techniques for use in telemedicine, especially as related to delivering difficult news by video.

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    Wolf I, Waissengrin B, Pelles S. Wolf I, et al. Oncologist. 2020 Nov;25(11):e1817. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0627. Epub 2020 Sep 14. Oncologist. 2020. PMID: 32812676 Free PMC article.

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