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The role of non‐verbal behaviour in racial disparities in health care

Implications and Solutions

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ID8078619
AuthorsCynthia S Levine (0000-0002-8390-9513, Department of Psychology Stanford University Stanford California USA, corresponding author), Nalini Ambady (Department of Psychology Stanford University Stanford California USA)
Year2013
Volume47
Issue9
Pages867-876
Publication date2013-08-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-0110 • E-ISSN: 1365-2923
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/medu.12216
PMID23931536
OpenAlexW1970711477
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited92

As doctors' disengaged non-verbal behaviour towards minority group patients and lower ability to read minority group patients' non-verbal behaviours may contribute to racial disparities in patients' satisfaction and health outcomes, solutions that target non-verbal behaviour may be effective. A number of strategies for such targeting are discussed

Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Health care · Nonverbal communication · Race (biology · Set (abstract data type · White (mutation · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1,08
Citation span2013 - 2025 (13)
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