Make no assumptions: Communication between persons with disabilities and clinicians

Assistive Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 212-219

  Iezzoni, Lisa I ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative care; Communication; Disability; Health care quality; Patient centeredness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PERSONNEL;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES; COLLABORATIVE CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATIENT CENTEREDNESS;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

DISABILITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PERCEPTION; REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33845251113     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2006.10131920     Document Type: Article

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