Open AccessWho are you, and who are we? Looking through some key words
Author(s) -
Herxheimer Andrew,
Goodare Heather
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
health expectations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.314
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1369-7625
pISSN - 1369-6513
DOI - 10.1046/j.1369-6513.1999.00034.x
Subject(s) - terminology , key (lock) , carry (investment) , computer science , psychology , data science , linguistics , business , computer security , philosophy , finance
The terminology used to describe individuals who come into contact with health services is problematic. Many of the most commonly used words, for example, patient, consumer, user, carry overtones or imply characteristics, which may be misleading or unacceptable to those to whom they are applied.