Decline vs. retention of medical power through restratification: An examination of the Ontario case

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-22

  Coburn, David ^a   Rappolt, Susan ^b   Bourgeault, Ivy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autonomy; Medical dominance; Ontario; Restratification; State

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031538449     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.1997.tb00013.x     Document Type: Article

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