TY - BOOK AU - Desmond,Joanne AU - Copeland,Lanny R. TI - Communicating with today's patient: essentials to save time, decrease risk, and increase patient compliance SN - 9780787947972 (alk. paper) AV - R727.3 .D46 2000 U1 - 610.696 DES PY - 2000/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Physician and patient KW - Health counseling KW - Patient compliance KW - Medicine: general issues KW - thema KW - Examination of patients N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-253) and index; 1. Ten reasons you need to read this book--2. Tips to keep new patients and build your practice--3. Patient personalities and how they affect your practice--4. Louder than words: What your body language says to patients--5. Listening techniques for faster, more accurate diagnoses--6. Explanations patients can understand and remember--7. Communicating about medications--8. Effectively interacting with the patient\'s family--9. Communicating across borders and language barriers--10. Sining up your professional image. Conclusion UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley043/00010404.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley035/00010404.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix06/00010404.html ER -