Disentangling patient and public involvement in healthcare decisions: why the difference matters

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 95-111

  Fredriksson, Mio ^a,b   Tritter, Jonathan Q ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accountability; citizen participation; legitimacy; Patient and public involvement; patient empowerment; responsiveness

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPOWERMENT; ENGLAND; HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLICY; SWEDEN; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PATIENTS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 85002730347     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12483     Document Type: Article

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