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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2006 Nov 27;66(2):147–155. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.10.005

Table I. Periods of Conflicting Experiences of Time.

Description Length(s) of Time
Historical Time
(i.e., prior “eras” in medicine)		 Decades
Prognosis Months – Years
Scheduling Delays Days – Weeks
Daily Schedules Hours
Waiting Rooms Minutes – Hours