Talking to patients about vision loss and rehabilitation

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-237

  Morse, Alan R ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EMPATHY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EMPATHY; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REHABILITATION; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84856850662     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.305     Document Type: Editorial

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