Open AccessThe attitude of medical students toward death: A cross-sectional study in Rafsanjan
Author(s) -
Mohammad Asadpour,
Laya Sabzevari,
Asadollah Ekramifar,
Reza Bidaki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.185084
Subject(s) - medicine , fear of death , positive attitude , cause of death , family medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , disease , psychology
Attitude toward death is one of the most important factors that can influence the behavior related to the health profession. It is thought that physicians are afraid of death more than other groups of specialist. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the attitudes of the medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences toward death.