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Communication is the passing and receiving information with verbal, written, or other means. Communication also refers to the development of relations with those we interact. Effective communication refers to the exchange of accurate and correct information, but also refers to an appropriate manner with which such information is transmitted.

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    Charalambos Panayiotou Charalambous BSc, MBChB, MSc, MD, FRCS (Orth)

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Charalambous, C.P. (2015). Communication. In: Career Skills for Doctors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13479-6_3

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