Governing the ethical consumer: Identity, choice and the primary care medical encounter

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 430-456

  McDonald, Ruth ^a   Mead, Nicola ^a   Cheraghi Sohi, Sudeh ^a   Bower, Peter ^a   Whalley, Diane ^a   Roland, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Consumer; Foucault; Identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 34247607673     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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