Lay involvement and legitimacy: The construction of expertise and participation within HEART UK

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 254-273

  Weiner, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expertise; Familial hypercholesterolemia; Involvement; Lay knowledge; Patient organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249189546     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241608316996     Document Type: Article

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