Table of Contents

Preface; The transcription system; 1. Video analysis: interactional coordination in movement and speech; 2. The display of recipiency and the beginning of the consultation; 3. Maintaining involvement in the consultation; 4. Forms of participation; 5. The physical examination; 6. Taking leave of the doctor; 7. Postscript: the use of medical records and computers during the consultation; Notes; References; Index.

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Based on a collection of video recordings, this book offers a micro-analysis of the visual and vocal aspects of the interaction between doctors and patients.