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A Pragmatic Agenda for Healthcare: Fostering inclusion and active participation through shared understanding
Edited by Sarah Bigi and Maria Grazia Rossi
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 338] 2023
► pp. 1–14

Introduction
Fostering interdisciplinary knowledge translation at the interface between healthcare communication and pragmatics

| Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
| Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The problem of asymmetry in healthcare communication
  • 3.Healthcare professionals as knowledge translators
  • 4.A pragmatic approach for healthcare communication
  • References
Published online: 17 November 2023
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