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Journal of Medicine and the Person
Published in: Journal of Medicine and the Person 2/2014

01-08-2014 | Editorial

Active listening, effective communication: the pillar of personalized medicine

Author: Lodovico Balducci

Published in: Journal of Medicine and the Person | Issue 2/2014

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“Et verbum caro factum est and habitavit in nobis—and the Word became flesh and lived among us.” In this way John ends the first chapter of his gospel. This sentence, that expresses the Christian belief in a human deity, has a more general meaning that concerns individuals of all persuasions, including the atheist and the agnostic, for it reveals the essence of human communication. Unless the word becomes flesh, it is an empty sound. To be effective, the words we utter should be congruent with the message our body and our attitudes express. …
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Metadata
Title
Active listening, effective communication: the pillar of personalized medicine
Author
Lodovico Balducci
Publication date
01-08-2014
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Journal of Medicine and the Person / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 2035-9411
Electronic ISSN: 2036-3877
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12682-014-0180-7

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