Non-verbal communication between primary care physicians and older patients: How does race matter?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 576-581

  Stepanikova, Irena ^a,b   Zhang, Qian ^a   Wieland, Darryl ^c   Eleazer, G Paul ^d   Stewart, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Palmetto Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Communication; Race

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EYE CONTACT; EYE MOVEMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAZE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE; TIME; TOUCH; VIDEORECORDING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84862510216     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1934-z     Document Type: Article

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