Publications
Publication details [#46419]
Mirivel, Julien C. 2007. Managing poor surgical candidacy: communication problems for plastic surgeons. Discourse & Communication 1 (3) : 309–336. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
SAGE Publications
Annotation
Drawing on field work at a cosmetic surgery center, and videotaped data of initial consultations, this paper explores a communicatively challenging plastic surgeon-patient interaction, involving a 74-year-old female patient seeking rhinoplasty and rhytidectomy.