Receiving the news of a diagnosis of motor neuron disease: What does it take to make it better?

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Receiving the news of a diagnosis of motor neuron disease: What does it take to make it better?

Our objectives were to identify the experiences of people with MND in receiving the diagnosis and to determine which aspects of breaking this bad news were associated with greater satisfaction with the way the diagnosis was delivered to them. An anonymous postal survey was facilitated by all MND ass...

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Main Authors:	Aoun, Samar, Breen, Lauren, Howting, Denise, Edis, R., Oliver, D., Henderson, R., O'connor, M., Harris, R., Birks, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11358

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