The problematic art of conversation: Communication and health practice evolution

Practice Development in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 166-179

  Walsh, Kenneth ^a   Jordan, Zoe ^b   Apolloni, Lucia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conversation; Culture; Discourse; Practice development

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349435159     PISSN: 14759861     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdh.288     Document Type: Article

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