The role of communication in the patient-physician relationship

Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-442

  Shipman, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 78650786212     PISSN: 01947648     EISSN: 1521057X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2010.535427     Document Type: Article

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