Acta Med. 2023, 66: 146-153

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2024.9

The Evaluation of Training Oral and Maxillofacial Trainees in Head and Neck Cancer Doctor-Patient Communication Using the Patient Concerns Inventory

Emma G. Walshawa, Simon RogersbID, Jianhua Wuc, John Sandarsd, Anastasios KanataseID

aBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, BD9 6DA, United Kingdom
bMaxillofacial Department, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Wirral, CH49 5PE, United Kingdom
cSchool of Dentistry, University of Leeds, UK and Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
dEdgehill University, St Helens Rd, Ormskirk L39 4QP, United Kingdom
eLeeds Teaching Hospitals and St James Institute of Oncology, Leeds Dental Institute and Leeds General Infirmary, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

Received October 8, 2023
Accepted January 3, 2024

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