The Association of Patients' Primary Interaction Goals with Attributions for their Doctors' Responses in Conversations about Online Health Research

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-288

  Sabee, Christina M ^a   Bylund, Carma L ^b   Weber, Jennifer Gueguen ^c   Sonet, Ellen ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Doctor Patient Interaction; Interaction Goals; Online Health Information

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864621052     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2012.679671     Document Type: Article

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