Healthcare organizations, linguistic communities, and the emblematic model of palliative care Organizações de saúde, comunidades lingüísticas e o modelo emblemático dos cuidados paliativos

• Main Authors: Paulo R. Vasconcellos-Silva (Author), Francisco Javier Uribe Rivera (Author), Flávio Beno Siebeneichler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The linguistic-communicative paradigm offers some interesting perspectives in a context where the perception of patient needs is considered a critical step in high-quality care. This study describes healthcare organizations as linguistic communities based on the conceptual framework of Habermas'...