On addressing racial and ethnic health disparities: The potential role of patient communication skills interventions

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 853-867

  Cegala, Donald J ^a,b,c   Post, Douglas M ^a,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OSU Institute for Primary Care Research

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Patient communication; Patient participation; Racial ethnic

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644437346     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764205283805     Document Type: Article

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