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Consumer health research
Lynne Hunt
Centre for Public Health and Medical Education, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
Abstract
This article provides an analysis of methodological and theoretical issues arising from consumer health research. Methodological issues concern the parameters of consumer health research and the resources available to assist in its development. Theoretical issues include a deconstruction of the term health consumer, particularly as it arises in the language of economic rationalism. The aim of the paper is to encourage critical discussion of consumer health research with a view to promoting collaborative research links between consumer groups and academic researchers.
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