Overview: Gives a broad and comparative overview of different forms of patient involvement in four European countries for the first time.Provides systematic comparison of the emergence, policy process, backgrou.This timely study analyzes social, economic, political, provider, and patient factors shaping collective patient involvement in European health care from the postwar period to the present day. Examining representative countries England, the Netherlands, Germany, and Sweden, it documents the roles of providers and legislatures in facilitating consumer involvement, and the varied forms of
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