TY  - BOOK
AU  - Glendinning,Eric H.
AU  - Holmstrom,Beverly A.S.
TI  - English in Medicine: A Course in Communication Skills 
SN  - 0521595703 (pbk.)
AV  - PE1127.M4 .G56 1998
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Medical English
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Language
KW  - Conversation and phrase books (for medical personnel)
KW  - Communication
KW  - Physician-Patient Relations
N1  - Unit 1; Taking a history 1; Unit 2; Taking a history 2; Unit 3; Examining a patient; Unit 4; Special examinations; Unit 5; Investigations; Unit 6; Making a diagnosis; Unit 7
N2  - This book is for doctors, medical students in the clinical phase of their studies and other medical professionals who have to use English to communicate with patients, their relatives and medical colleagues. It aims to develop speaking and listening skills primarily but also focuses on reading skills, in particular the use of reference materials and journal articles. Practice is also given in writing referral letters and completing a range of medical documents. The book is divided into 7 units, each focusing on one area of doctor-patient communication. All the units have four sections. The Second Edition has been thoroughly revised to take account of the latest developments in medicine and also the changes in language teaching methodolgy. The book has been redesigned for greater ease-of-use
ER  -