Interventions in physician-elderly patient interactions

Research on Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-136

  McCormick, Wayne C ^a   Inui, Thomas S ^b   Roter, Debral ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 0030025325     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027596181007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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