The Patient as Agent of Health and Health Care

The Patient as Agent of Health and Health Care
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 457
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ISBN-10 : 9780195386585
ISBN-13 : 0195386582
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Book Synopsis The Patient as Agent of Health and Health Care by : Mark Daniel Sullivan

Download or read book The Patient as Agent of Health and Health Care written by Mark Daniel Sullivan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proposals for patient-centered care for chronic illness have not understood or incorporated the capacity of patients to be active agents of health and health care. Patients can not only make treatment choices, but help define their clinical problem and its resolution. This book examines patient action as the principal path to health and an essential component of it.


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