Willingness to communicate about health as an underlying trait of patient self-advocacy: The development of the willingness to communicate about health (WTCH) measure

Communication Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-51

  Wright, Kevin B ^a   Frey, Larry ^b   Sopory, Pradeep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Communication Traits; Patient Self Advocacy; Willingness to Communicate about Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 49649121034     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970601168673     Document Type: Article

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