Healthcare organizations, linguistic communities, and the emblematic model of palliative care Organizações de saúde, comunidades lingüísticas e o modelo emblemático dos cuidados paliativos

The linguistic-communicative paradigm offers some interesting perspectives in a context where the perception of patient needs is considered a critical step in high-quality care. This study describes healthcare organizations as linguistic communities based on the conceptual framework of Habermas'...

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Main Authors: Paulo R. Vasconcellos-Silva, Francisco Javier Uribe Rivera, Flávio Beno Siebeneichler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2007-07-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2007000700003