What patients say, what doctors hear / Danielle Ofri.
What patients say, what doctors hear / Danielle Ofri.
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Publisher
Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2017]
Call Numbers
G 2017/1002
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Language
English
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Physical content
242 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Communication and its discontents -- From both sides now -- It takes two -- Now hear this -- With all good intentions -- What works -- Chief listening officer -- Listen to me -- Just the facts, ma'am -- Do no harm -- What lies beneath -- The language of medicine -- Rushing to judgment -- Can it be t...
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Publisher
Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"Patients, anxious to convey their symptoms, feel an urgency to "make their case" to their doctors. Doctors, under pressure to be efficient, multitask while patients speak and often miss the key elements. Add in stereotypes, unconscious bias, conflicting agendas, and fear of lawsuits and the risk of misdiagnosis and medical errors multiplies danger...
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What patients say, what doctors hear / Danielle Ofri.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/1002
Record Identifier
74VKV7l3P2Jy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV7l3P2Jy
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ISBN
0807062634 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780807062630 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
610.696
MMS ID
991024069534702626
