Negotiating access to medical treatment and the making of patient citizenship: The case of hepatitis C treatment

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1023-1044

  Rhodes, Tim ^a,b   Harris, Magdalena ^a   Martin, Anthea ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological citizenship; Expert patient; Hepatitis C; Injecting drug use; Therapeutic citizenship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CITIZENSHIP; EXPERT PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INJECTING DRUG USE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPEUTIC CITIZENSHIP;

BIOLOGICAL CITIZENSHIP; EXPERT PATIENT; HEPATITIS C; INJECTING DRUG USE; THERAPEUTIC CITIZENSHIP;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84883054690     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12018     Document Type: Article

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