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SPEAKING FOR PATIENTS AND CARERS
HEALTH CONSUMER GROUPS AND THE POLICY PROCESS |
| By: |
Rob Baggott, Judith Allsop, Kathryn Jones |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£36.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0333968298 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780333968291 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
11 November, 2004 |
| Pages: |
349 |
| Description: |
Draws on original research and is based on a theoreticaly framework teaken from sociology and politics. It examines health consumer groups in the context of specifc conditions. It also analyses their interaction with governement, health professionals and the media and assesses their impact on policy. |
| Synopsis: |
Speaking for Patients and Carers draws on original research and is based on a theoretical framework taken from sociology and politics. It examines health consumer groups in the context of specific conditions: Arthritis and related conditions, cancer, heart and circulatory disease, maternity and childbirth, and mental health. It also analyzes their interaction with government, health professionals and the media, and assesses their impact on policy. |
| Illustrations: |
368 p. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |