Communication skills for anesthesiologists

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1082-1088

  Smith, Andrew F ^a   Shelly, Maire P ^b  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL;

EID: 0033428722     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013207     Document Type: Review

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