'Empowered patient' or 'Doctor knows best'? Political economy analysis and ownership

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'Empowered patient' or 'Doctor knows best'? Political economy analysis and ownership. / Fisher, Jonathan; Marquette, Heather.

In: Development in Practice, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2016, p. 115-126.

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Harvard

Fisher, J & Marquette, H 2016, ''Empowered patient' or 'Doctor knows best'? Political economy analysis and ownership', Development in Practice, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 115-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2016.1119249

APA

Fisher, J., & Marquette, H. (2016). 'Empowered patient' or 'Doctor knows best'? Political economy analysis and ownership. Development in Practice, 26(1), 115-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2016.1119249

Vancouver

Fisher J, Marquette H. 'Empowered patient' or 'Doctor knows best'? Political economy analysis and ownership. Development in Practice. 2016;26(1):115-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2016.1119249

Author

Fisher, Jonathan ; Marquette, Heather. / 'Empowered patient' or 'Doctor knows best'? Political economy analysis and ownership. In: Development in Practice. 2016 ; Vol. 26, No. 1. pp. 115-126.

Bibtex

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