Patient anxiety in the medical encounter: A study of verbal and nonverbal communication in general practice

Health Education

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 373-383

  Bensing, J M ^a   Verheul, W ^a   Van Dulmen, A M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Doctors; Patients; Research; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749125261     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280810899993     Document Type: Article

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