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BL
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1033128
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b787498
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| Main Entry
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Roter, Debra.
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| Title & Author
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Doctors talking with patients/patients talking with doctors : : improving communication in medical visits /\ Debra L. Roter Judith A. Hall.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages)
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| ISBN
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0313071888
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: 0313390134
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: 9780313071881
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: 9780313390135
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0275990141
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0275990176
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9780275990145
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9780275990176
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-214) and indexes.
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| Contents
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The significance of talk -- The nature of the doctor-patient relationship -- Thinking critically and creatively in the conception, conduct, and interpretation of medical communication research -- The influence of patient characteristics on communication between the doctor and the patient -- The influence of physician characteristics on communication between the doctor and patient -- The influence of physician gender on communication: why physician gender (especially) matters in communication -- The anatomy of a medical visit -- Giving and withholding information: the special case of informative talk in the medical visit -- Consequences of talk: the relationship between talk and outcomes -- Improving talk through interventions.
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| Abstract
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Medical visits are often less effective and satisfying than they would be if doctors and patients better understood the communication most needed for attainment of mutual health goals. Here, professors and Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School join forces to help us understand this vital issue, and the means to best facilitate communication that brings more effective medical care and happier, healthier consumers. The verbal and nonverbal exchanges that take place between doctor and patient affect both participants, and can result in a range of positive or negative psychological r.
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Communication in medicine.
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Physician and patient.
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Communication in medicine.
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MEDICAL-- Physician Patient.
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Physician and patient.
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Communication.
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Office Visits.
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Physician-Patient Relations.
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| Dewey Classification
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610.69/6
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R727.3.R68 2006eb
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2006 L-110
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W 62R843d 2006
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05.03bcl
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44.04bcl
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Hall, Judith A.
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