From idealized clinical empathy to empathic communication in medical care

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 301-311

  Halpern, Jodi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPATHY; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPATHY; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84897571488     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-013-9510-4     Document Type: Article

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