The effects of the social status of the elderly in Libya on the way they institutionally interact and communicate with younger physicians

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 136-146

  Wei, Li ^a   Mayouf, Mayouf Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SEBHA UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Institutional interaction; Libya; Social status; Younger physician

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049108110     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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