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. 2023 Oct 26;2(6):400-405.
doi: 10.1002/hcs2.74. eCollection 2023 Dec.

In-patient suicide after telephone delivery of bad news to a suspected COVID-19 patient: What could be done to improve communication quality?

Natalie Tin Yau So  1 , Olivia Miu Yung Ngan  2   3
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In-patient suicide after telephone delivery of bad news to a suspected COVID-19 patient: What could be done to improve communication quality?

Natalie Tin Yau So et al. Health Care Sci. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID‐19; cancer; communication; ethics; patient suicide.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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