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The Autonomous Patient: Ending Paternalism in Medicine; The Resourceful Patient
BMJ 2003; 326 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7402.1338-a (Published 12 June 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:1338- Mary Baker, patient representative
- BMJ editorial board
The Autonomous Patient: Ending Paternalism in Medicine
The Resourceful Patient
I first heard of Angela Coulter as being a member of the G10 group on innovation and the provision of medicines. How did I and others working with patient organisations feel? Put out? No, more than that, if I'm honest—frankly hostile. Why was it that a chief executive of the Picker Institute Europe, an academic for God's sake, should be called on to represent the patient's perspective when there are plenty of individuals working with patient groups who could bring …
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