Chapter 10. History Taking in Medicine: Questions and Answers
Published Online: 30 MAR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318135.ch10
Copyright © 2010 John Heritage and Steven Clayman
Book Title
Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions
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Heritage, J. and Clayman, S. (2010) History Taking in Medicine: Questions and Answers, in Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444318135.ch10
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- Published Online: 30 MAR 2010
- Published Print: 9 APR 2010
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Print ISBN: 9781405185509
Online ISBN: 9781444318135
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Keywords:
- history taking in medicine, questions and answers;
- dimensions of question design;
- presupposition, second dimension of question design - presuppositional content of questions about state of affairs;
- agenda setting - kind of action required of respondent and topical content to which action is addressed;
- epistemic stance - questioner access to information solicited;
- preference - address bias or tilt of questions designed for;
- congruent and cross-cutting preferences in medical questioning;
- dimensions of question design in special situations
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Dimensions of Question Design
Congruent and Cross-cutting Preferences in Medical Questioning
Dimensions of Question Design in Special Situations
Conclusion
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