title: [Geriatric care and geriatrics--testing grounds for medical communication].
abstract: The communications between patient and physician is presented as a medical task as well as a human encounter and a personal event.
authors.affiliation: zieglersj@swissonline.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005853:Geriatrics; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations