Prescribing and the defence of clinical autonomy

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 478-496

  Britten, Nicky ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arianisation; Clinical autonomy; Deprofessionalisation; Patient demand; Prescribing; Prolet

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035385027     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00261     Document Type: Article

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