The use of evidentiality in physicians' progress notes

Discourse Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 451-478

  Hobbs, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

evidentiality; medical discourse; physicians' progress notes

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344665942     PISSN: 14614456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14614456030054001     Document Type: Article

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