title: Patient-physician communication: a selective literature review.
abstract: No longer are patients willing to accept the dictum of physicians as all-knowing experts solely capable of determining a patient's future. In fact, the "patient" label itself is often superseded by the concept of healthcare consumers, implying greater equality and patient participation in the patient-physician relationship.
authors.affiliation: Federal Government of Canada, Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Harder
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dunkelblau
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003142:Communication; D003256:Community Participation; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011361:Professional Competence