Communication accommodation between patients and health professionals: Themes and strategies in satisfying and unsatisfying encounters

International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-180

  Watson, Bernadette M ^a   Gallois, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84937179515     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.1999.tb00170.x     Document Type: Article

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