Doctor talk: Physicians' use of clear verbal communication

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 991-1001

  Howard, Tera ^a   Jacobson, Kara L ^b   Kripalani, Sunil ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF REPORT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84881368701     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.757398     Document Type: Article

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