INFORMATION GIVING IN MEDICAL CARE.

Information giving is a crucial element of medical care. This research project considered two theoretically grounded hypotheses: (1) Doctors may withhold information and maintain uncertainty to preserve power in the doctor-patient relationship, and (2) class-based sociolinguistic differences in lang...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Health & Social Behavior Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 81 - 102
Autor principal:	Waitzkin, Howard
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Sage Publications Inc. Jun1985
Materias:	Medical care Health education Preventive health services Health promotion Physician-patient relations United States
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