Discourse analysis: What is it and why is it relevant to family practice?

Family Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 413-419

  Shaw, Sara ^a   Bailey, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Family practice; Methodology; Primary health care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 70349532758     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp038     Document Type: Article

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