Which contributes to the fact that physicians are ill prepared to deal with dying patients?

a. Lack of personal experience with death
b. Lack of training provided by medical schools
c. Assumption that physicians are supposed to save lives; thus, the dying patient is a losing battle
d. All of the above.


D

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