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The ‘expert patient’: empowerment or medical dominance? The case of weight loss, pharmaceutical drugs and the Internet

Fox, N.J., Ward, K.J., O’Rourke, A.J.·2005·Social Science & Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.07.005
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Authors
Fox, N. J., Ward, K. J., & O’Rourke, A. J.
Venue
Social Science & Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-03
Volume
60
Issue
6
Pages
1299-1309
ISSN
0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.07.005
OpenAlex
W2061871588
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431
References
37
FWCI
18.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Fox, N. J., Ward, K. J., & O’Rourke, A. J. (2005). The ‘expert patient’: empowerment or medical dominance? The case of weight loss, pharmaceutical drugs and the Internet. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.07.005

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