Emerging trends and future directions in patient communication skills training

Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-129

  Cegala, Donald J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRUST;

EID: 33750102021     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc2002_3     Document Type: Review

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