Wright, Kevin B.

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.

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Communication.
Delivery of health care.
Communications Media.
Health promotion.
Professional-Patient Relations.