Risk and the responsible health consumer: The problematics of entitlement among callers to NHS Direct

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 210-232

  Goode, Jackie ^a   Greatbatch, David ^a   O'Cathain, Alicia ^b   Luff, Donna ^b   Hanlon, Gerard ^c   Strangleman, Tim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care; Patient empowerment; Rationing; Technology

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 2142647844     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018304041951     Document Type: Article

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