Communication in the Diagnostic Mammography Suite: Implications for Practice and Training

Academic Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-424

  Sasson, J Pierre ^a   Zand, Tinoosh ^a   Lown, Beth A ^a  

^a MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; mammography; medical education; physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 40649125285     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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