The interactional construction of asymmetry: The medical agenda as a resource for delaying response to patient questions

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 151-170

  Roberts, Felicia ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034342890     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2000.tb02370.x     Document Type: Article

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