The impact of patient advocacy: The case of innovative breast cancer drug reimbursement

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Nahuis, R ^a   Boon, Wouter P C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health policy; Impact; Patient organisations; Social movements

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; NEGOTIATING; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS;

EID: 78651374325     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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