Communication skills of anesthesiologists: An Indian perspective

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 372-376

  Kumar, Mritunjay ^a   Dash, Hari Har ^b   Chawla, Rajiv ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Fortis Memorial Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Communication; Communication skills; Language barrier; Music; Operation theater; Training

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; E-MAIL; HUMAN; INDIA; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MUSIC; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEXT MESSAGING; TRAINING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84884238086     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.117116     Document Type: Article

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