Consumer empowerment in dermatology.

Full Abstract

Health care consumers increasingly confront and collaborate with medical providers. This article describes recent developments in health care consumer activism including dermatology disease advocacy and efforts to improve dermatologist-patient interactions.

Author information

Author/s: Hoch, Heather E (HE); Busse, Kristine L (KL); Dellavalle, Robert P (RP);

Affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Mail Stop F-8127, PO Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.

Grants: K-07 CA92550 (Agency:NCI NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review

Journal: Dermatologic clinics (Dermatol Clin), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Apr; vol 27 (issue 2) : pp 177-83, vii

Dates: Created 2009/03/03; Completed 2009/06/19;

PMID: 19254661, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/19/2009, IMS Date: 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00)

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