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Does the delivery of diagnostic news affect the likelihood of whether or not patients ask questions about the results? A conversation analytical study.

Ged M MurtaghAnne L ThomasLynn Furber
Published in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2018)
The design and delivery of diagnostic news announcements can make a patient-initiated question more or less appropriate, in the next turn of talk. In addition, showing and explaining test results can encourage further opportunities for patients' questions.
Keyphrases
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