The emancipation of patients: a theory whose time has come

A theory can seem unlikely or unwelcome yet make sense of everyday experiences. That patients can be oppressed by doctors and have sought freedom from that oppression--emancipation from it--is such a theory. Here, Williamson argues that patients' emancipation is taking place and that recognisin...

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Published in:British journal of general practice 2019-03, Vol.69 (680), p.150-151
Main Author: Williamson, Charlotte
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Aptitude
Bioethical Issues
Debate & Analysis
Dehumanization
Helping Behavior
Humans
Medical ethics
Moral Obligations
Patient Rights - ethics
Patient Rights - trends
Patients
Patients rights
Physician-Patient Relations - ethics
Physicians
Social Dominance
Sociology, Medical
Theory
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