Publications
Publication details [#43188]
Gill, Virginia Teas. 2005. Patient "Demand" for Medical Interventions: Exerting Pressure for an Offer in a Primary Care Clinic Visit. Research on Language and Social Interaction 38 (4) : 451–479. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Erlbaum
Annotation
This paper uses conversation analysis to examine a primary care clinic patients' subtle but persistent pressure for a diagnostic test and her physician's response.