| Literature DB >> 11281870 |
Andrew Herxheimer, Heather Goodare.
Abstract
The terminology used to describe individuals who come into contact with health services is problematic. Many of the most commonly used words, for example, patient, consumer, user, carry overtones or imply characteristics, which may be misleading or unacceptable to those to whom they are applied.Entities:
Year: 1999 PMID: 11281870 PMCID: PMC5061399 DOI: 10.1046/j.1369-6513.1999.00034.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Expect ISSN: 1369-6513 Impact factor: 3.377