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The relationship between doctors and patients in 2014 is a matter that raises several complex and intriguing issues. The interaction between health care providers, physicians, patients, care givers, pharmaceutical and device companies solicits the attention of both public and private stakeholders. Opinions and recommendations coming from different parties should not be considered as an undesired interference but as a possible dialogue between stakeholders with increased transparency.
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Van Doorne, D., Busolin, M. (2016). Patient Counselling and Patients’ Involvement in Health Policy. In: Lombardi, C., Bellantone, R. (eds) Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20065-1_24
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