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Techniques for communicating with your elderly patient.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Blazer, D
Published in: Geriatrics
November 1978

A physician can best treat elderly patients if he or she understands their unique problems and employs effective techniques of communication. Be aware how your patient's anxiety or your own view about the elderly can erect a barrier to communication. Your position in the room, your tone of voice, your touch all communicate--either positively or negatively--to your elderly patient.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Geriatrics

ISSN

0016-867X

Publication Date

November 1978

Volume

33

Issue

11

Start / End Page

79 / 84

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Geriatrics
  • Female
  • Communication
  • Anxiety
  • Aged
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Blazer, D. (1978). Techniques for communicating with your elderly patient. Geriatrics, 33(11), 79–84.
Blazer, D. “Techniques for communicating with your elderly patient.Geriatrics 33, no. 11 (November 1978): 79–84.
Blazer D. Techniques for communicating with your elderly patient. Geriatrics. 1978 Nov;33(11):79–84.
Blazer, D. “Techniques for communicating with your elderly patient.Geriatrics, vol. 33, no. 11, Nov. 1978, pp. 79–84.
Blazer D. Techniques for communicating with your elderly patient. Geriatrics. 1978 Nov;33(11):79–84.

Published In

Geriatrics

ISSN

0016-867X

Publication Date

November 1978

Volume

33

Issue

11

Start / End Page

79 / 84

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Geriatrics
  • Female
  • Communication
  • Anxiety
  • Aged
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences