When discourses collide: A case study of interprofessional collaborative writing in a medically oriented law firm

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-65

  Palmeri, Jason ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Cross functional collaboration; Interprofessional collaboration; Legal writing; Professional writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844516800     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021943603259582     Document Type: Review

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