Characteristics and Correlates of Word Use in Physician-Patient Communication.

Angelica FalkensteinBrandon TranDaniel LudiAfshin MolkaraHenry NguyenArnold TabuencaKate Sweeny

Published in: Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (2017)

These findings reveal patterns in the way physicians speak to patients who vary in their demographic characteristics and health status and point to potentially fruitful targets for linguistic interventions with both physicians and patients.

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