Patient-physician communication: Why and how

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-18

  Trayaline, John M ^a   Ruchinskas, Robert ^b   D'Alonzo Jr , Gilbert E ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; REVIEW; SPEECH; TRAINING;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 17444400801     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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