The Discourse of Medicine: Dialectics of Medical Interviews

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Publisher:	Praeger
Date:	01/01/1985
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This is the first full-length monograph devoted to the study of the talk between physicians and patients in a medical interview. Methods are developed to describe, analyze and interpret the discourse. Additionally, a ctitique and review of previous research in this area is included. In the course of the work, a critique of more traditional methods, studies, and interpretations of medical interviews is presented.