Facilitating communication: How to truly understand what patients mean

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 29-32

  Shattell, Mona ^a   Hogan, Beverly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 27144468076     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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