TY - BOOK AU - Chambré,Susan Maizel AU - Goldner,Melinda TI - Patients, consumers and civil society T2 - Advances in medical sociology, SN - 9781848552159 (electronic bk.) : AV - RA418 .P38 2008 U1 - 362.1/068 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Bingley PB - Emerald JAI KW - Consumers KW - Attitudes KW - Patient advocacy KW - Patients' associations KW - Patients KW - Medical sociology KW - bicssc KW - Medical KW - Health Policy KW - bisacsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - Medical Sociology is the among the largest and first subdisciplines in Sociology. It is an area of ongoing work, advancing theory, method and our substantive understanding of social life. This series brings together the newest issues and most current concerns in Medical Sociology, in an ongoing collection of edited volumes. Each volume is edited by a medical sociologist with a particular expertise, bringing together contributions from sociologists working in different settings and nations, exploring one particular advance in Medical Sociology UR - https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1016/S1057-6290(2008)10 ER -