Editorial: Communication and adherence: Moving from prediction to understanding

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 823-825

  Roter, Debra L ^a   Hall, Judith A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN RELATION;

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68249137267     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181b17e7c     Document Type: Editorial

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