Patient comprehension of doctor-patient communication on discharge from the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Crane, John A ^a,b  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; comprehension; discharge; instructions; Spanish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031030109     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(96)00261-2     Document Type: Article

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