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There is a lot of buzz about "patient empowerment" at the moment. At the same time, there is concern that too much responsibility shifts from medical professionals to patients. This article discusses the factors and aspects that determine whether specific participatory practices are "genuinely" empowering patients, or whether they shift duties and costs to individuals.

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This page is a summary of: The Powers of Participatory Medicine, PLoS Biology, April 2014, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001837.
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