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Doctor–patient communication in healthcare settings has received increased attention. Whilst the important role of communication, in both written and spoken genres, has been widely acknowledged in healthcare.
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Applied linguistics in this book refers to the interdisciplinary field which deals with language-related real-life issues, rather than specifically to the practical application to language education or teaching.
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The quasi-synchronous interaction here refers to interactions like sending instant text messages, which are clarified in detail in Chap. 5.
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Zhang, Y. (2022). Introduction. In: Affective-Discursive Practice in Online Medical Consultations in China. The Humanities in Asia, vol 11. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2643-3_1
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