Ready to listen: why welcome matters.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 22337352.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.004.
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Abstract
Welcome is a primary moral obligation of clinicians, essential for appropriate compassionate medical care. Listening to patients' stories requires a prior welcoming disposition that enables the practitioner to listen well.
Medical subject headings
- Physician-Patient Relations