Optimising communication between consumers and clinicians

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 246-247

  Greenberg, Peter B ^a,b   Walker, Christine ^c   Buchbinder, Rachelle ^d,e  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Chronic Illness Alliance   (Australia)

^d CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIGION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WRITING;

EID: 33748640605     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00552.x     Document Type: Editorial

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