Speaking Up for Ourselves:The Evolution of Consumer Advocacy in Health Care
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
- Vol. 14 (1) , 3-23
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300010485
Abstract
Forces from communities and from health care are pushing toward more consumer involvement in health care internationally. This article addresses the philosophies and rationales behind this trend and traces the history and development of consumer advocacy in health care.Keywords
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