Patronizing speech to older patients: A literature review

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 273-279

  Draper, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVERSATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING HOME; NURTURING BEHAVIOR; PATIENT CARE; PATRONIZING SPEECH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; VOICE;

EID: 33845900972     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259806001869     Document Type: Review

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