The Development and Partial Assessment of the Medical Communication Competence Scale

Health Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-288

  Cegala, Donald J ^a   Coleman, Mary Thoesen ^b   Turner, Jeanine Warisse ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000638602     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc1003_5     Document Type: Article

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