The importance of safety in health communications

Authors

  • Brenda Lovell Independent
  • Raymond Lee University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7175/rhc.v4i3.642

Keywords:

Healthcare communications, Physician-patient relationship, Burnout

References

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Published

2013-07-15

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Editorial

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