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health communication  

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  • Health communication is an area of study that investigates the many ways human and mediated communication influence health care and health promotion. Gathering relevant diagnostic information from health care consumers, doctors, nurses, and other health care providers depends on their abilities to communicate effectively; ask pertinent questions about patient symptoms, behaviors, and lifestyle factors; interpret patient responses; and probe for more detailed information. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Health Communication]

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