Can metaphors and analogies improve communication with seriously ill patients?

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Published in J Palliat Med on March 01, 2010

Authors

David Casarett1, Amy Pickard, Jessica M Fishman, Stewart C Alexander, Robert M Arnold, Kathryn I Pollak, James A Tulsky

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Casarett@mail.med.upenn.edu

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