Measurement of physician-patient communication--a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Effective communication with health care providers has been found as relevant for physical and psychological health outcomes as well as the patients' adherence. However, the validity of the findings depends on the quality of the applied measures. This study aimed to provide an overv...

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Main Authors: Jördis M Zill, Eva Christalle, Evamaria Müller, Martin Härter, Jörg Dirmaier, Isabelle Scholl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4273948?pdf=render