'Why didn't you say just that?' Dealing with issues of asymmetry, knowledge and competence in the pharmacist/client encounter

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-51

  Pilnick, Alison ^a  

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Author keywords

Asymmetry; Competence; Conversation analysis; Knowledge; Patient; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032332248     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00079     Document Type: Article

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