Communication skills of physicians during patient interaction in an in-patient setting at Tikur Anbessa specialized Teaching Hospital (TASH), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-9

  Zewdneh, Daniel ^a   Michael, Kifle ^b   Kebede, Sosena ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856962676     PISSN: 10216790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ejhd.v25i1.69839     Document Type: Article

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