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Which champions, which people? Public and user involvement in health care.

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Which champions, which people? Public and user involvement in health care. / Harrison, Steve; Mort, Maggie.
In: Social Policy and Administration, Vol. 32, No. 1, 03.1998, p. 60-70.

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Harrison, S & Mort, M 1998, 'Which champions, which people? Public and user involvement in health care.', Social Policy and Administration, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 60-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9515.00086

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Harrison S, Mort M. Which champions, which people? Public and user involvement in health care. Social Policy and Administration. 1998 Mar;32(1):60-70. doi: 10.1111/1467-9515.00086

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Harrison, Steve ; Mort, Maggie. / Which champions, which people? Public and user involvement in health care. In: Social Policy and Administration. 1998 ; Vol. 32, No. 1. pp. 60-70.

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