The role of effective clinician-patient communication in the management of irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 748-751

  Di Palma, Jack A ^a   Herrera, Jorge L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic constipation; clinician patient communication; func tional gastrointestinal disorder; irritable bowel syndrome; therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC CONSTIPATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICIAN PATIENT COMMUNICATION; CONSTIPATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDICAL HISTORY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84866256207     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31825a2ff2     Document Type: Review

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