Metaphorical medicine: Using metaphors to enhance communication with patients who have pulmonary disease

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 5 I, 2002, Pages 376-379

  Newman, Sara ^a   Longworth, David L ^a   Stoller, James K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; METAPHOR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY);

EID: 0037015191     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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