European views on patients directly obtaining their laboratory test results

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Watson I. D., Siodmiak J., Oosterhuis W. P., Corberand J., Jorgensen P. E., DİKMEN Z. G., ...More

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE, vol.53, no.12, pp.1961-1966, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 53 Issue: 12
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.1515/cclm-2015-0056
• Journal Name: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1961-1966
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Medicine is a highly professionalized endeavour, by tradition centred on the authority of physicians. Better education and the advent of the information age cater for increased demands on society in general and on health care in particular to enable people to make informed decisions regarding themselves. Participation in medical decisions requires informed knowledge which is hard to obtain without substantial and time consuming professional help.