Optimal nonverbal communications strategies physicians should engage in to promote positive clinical outcomes

Health Marketing Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-274

  Crane, Jacquelyn ^a   Crane, Frederick G ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Nonverbal communication; Patients; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955565567     PISSN: 07359683     EISSN: 15450864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07359683.2010.495300     Document Type: Article

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