The dynamics of patient organizations in Europe

Madeleine Akrich, João Nunes, Florence Paterson, Vololona Rabeharisoa (dir.)

The dynamics of patient organizations in Europe - Presses des Mines 2008

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Patient organizations today play a major role in the scientific, economic and political arenas. They have become the quasi-obliged partners of researchers, industrialists and political authorities. This book investigates this quite recent configuration by offering an in-depth exploration of three thematic issues: To what social and political stakes are patient organizations confronted as regards the transformation, production, circulation, and governance of knowledge? The involvement of patie...


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pharmaceutical industry patient organizations public health