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It might be time to slaughter the sacred cow of participatory health care

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1st Author : Harrison, David
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Publisher: Independent Newspapers
Publication Date: 3/1998
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Publication Type: Newspaper article
Series: Sunday Independent
Issue: 22 March 1998

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Summary Opinion piece suggesting that efforts focus more on strengthening existing and diverse forms of community participation than creating new ones like clinic communities. (Reconstruct)
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