Finding the right interactional temperature: Do colder patients need more warmth in physician communication style?

2013/09/07 by Gaëtan Cousin, Marianne Schmid Mast, Nicole Jaunin-Stalder · 2 citations
Health Professions · Medicine · Psychology · #Communication in Education and Healthcare #Empathy and Medical Education #Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

paper · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.08.034

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• Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences
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• Marianne Schmid Mast [wikipedia]