Framing the Consultation: The Role of the Referral in Surgeon-Patient Consultations

Health Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-80

  White, Sarah J ^a   Stubbe, Maria H ^b   Macdonald, Lindsay M ^b   Dowell, Anthony C ^b   Dew, Kevin P ^c   Gardner, Rod ^d  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT REFERRAL; SURGEON; VIDEORECORDING; WRITING;

CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURGEONS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84889260375     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2012.718252     Document Type: Article

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