Coordinator research program Communication in Healthcare; endowed professor 'Communication in healthcare, especially in primary care', Radboud University, the Netherlands
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Communication: the royal pathway to patient-centered medicine.
Bensing, J.M., Verhaak, P.F.M., Dulmen, A.M. van, Visser, A.P. Communication: the royal pathway to patient-centered medicine. Patient Education and Counseling: 2000, 39(1), 1-3
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The papers in this special issue on communication in health care can be summarized in one easy and powerful message: communication is the royal pathway to patient-centerd medicine. Approached from differen angles, the linkage between communication and patient-centered medicine is the common theme that is covered by all authors. Underlying are two distinct assumptions: the first is, that patient-centerd medicine is a relevant aim in health care; the second, that communication is an important tool to achieve that aim. Both assumptions deserve some explorations. (aut. ref.)
The papers in this special issue on communication in health care can be summarized in one easy and powerful message: communication is the royal pathway to patient-centerd medicine. Approached from differen angles, the linkage between communication and patient-centered medicine is the common theme that is covered by all authors. Underlying are two distinct assumptions: the first is, that patient-centerd medicine is a relevant aim in health care; the second, that communication is an important tool to achieve that aim. Both assumptions deserve some explorations. (aut. ref.)