Journal article

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

NJ Fox, KJ Ward, AJ O'Rourke

Social Science & Medicine | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2005

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.07.005

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Keywords

Biomedical Social Sciences
Communication
Self Care
Patient Education As Topic
Humans
Xenical
Eating-Disorders
Social Support
Support
Expert Patient
Lipase
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Female
Medical Model
Power, Psychological
Lactones
Patient Participation
Physician-Patient Relations
Health
Internet
Adult
Orlistat
Weight Loss
Consumer
Social Sciences
Attitude To Health
Power (psychology)
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
United Kingdom
Male
Science & Technology
Overweight
Social Sciences, Biomedical
Obesity
Social Dominance
Motivation