Consumerism in medicine : challenging physician authority Haug, Marie R.

By:

Haug, Marie R

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, 1983.Description: 239 pages : ill ; 23 cm. H.BISBN:

0802918275

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DDC classification:

610.696 HAU

Summary: The consumerist movement in medicine is challenging the traditional doctor-patient role. Doctors are no longer seen as all-powerful dispensers of good health, but as partners in a bargain for which the buyer has the right to question the seller. The authors describe the history and manifestations of the movement and gauge its effect through a national survey of consumers and physicians.

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The consumerist movement in medicine is challenging the traditional doctor-patient role. Doctors are no longer seen as all-powerful dispensers of good health, but as partners in a bargain for which the buyer has the right to question the seller. The authors describe the history and manifestations of the movement and gauge its effect through a national survey of consumers and physicians.

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