“Expert patient”—dream or nightmare?

BMJ

Volumn 328, Issue 7442, 2004, Pages 723-724

  Shaw, Joanne ^a   Baker, Mary ^b  

^a Medicines Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SKILL; WORKLOAD;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 1642566154     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7442.723     Document Type: Editorial

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