Claiming Power in Doctor-Patient Talk

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Medical Writings1 December 1998Claiming Power in Doctor-Patient TalkAnn C. Klassen, PhDAnn C. Klassen, PhDJohn Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-11_Part_1-199812010-00029 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Claiming Power in Doctor-Patient Talk; Ainsworth-Vaughn N. 224 pages. New York: Oxford Univ Pr; 1998. $45.00. ISBN 0195096061. Order phone 800-451-7556.Field of medicine: Sociolinguistics and medical sociology.Format: Hardcover book.Audience: Medical sociologists, ethicists, medical students and educators, and researchers in patient-health care provider communications.Purpose: To explore the content and socioemotional impact of patient–physician conversation and apply theories of sociolinguistics to medical encounters. The book also illustrates techniques of physician conversation style that are most conducive to patient satisfaction.Content: The book's eight chapters are grouped into four parts. The author first reviews existing research in analysis of ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: John Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1998Volume 129, Issue 11_Part_1Page: 920KeywordsBehaviorMedical sociologyPrevention, policy, and public healthQuantitative analysisResearch and reporting methodsSexual identity ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 December 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...