Health communication in the 21st century /
Health communication in the twenty-first century
Kevin B. Wright, Lisa Sparks, and H. Dan O'Hair.
- Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
- vii, 334 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview of communication and health -- Provider-patient communication -- Caregiving and communication -- Social support and health -- Culture and diversity issues in healthcare -- Communication and healthcare organizations -- New technologies and health communication -- Mass communication and health -- Risk and crisis communication -- Health campaigns and community health initiatives -- Interdisciplinary healthcare teams -- Emerging health communication contexts and challenges.