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In the public interest

Horowitz, Ruth, 1947-

In the public interest medical licensing and the disciplinary process / [electronic resource] : Ruth Horowitz. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (p. ) - Critical issues in health and medicine .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Public member, researcher, and public sociologist -- How licensure became a medical institution -- The Federal bureaucracy starts a public dialogue -- The state, the media, and the shaping of public opinion -- Rhetorics of law, medicine, and public interest shape board work -- Medical and legal discourses in investigatory committees -- Hearing and sanction deliberations : transparency and fact construction issues -- Democratic deliberation and public interest.

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Public Opinion--United States.
Professional Review Organizations--United States.
Professional Autonomy--United States.
Government Regulation--United States.
Clinical Competence--United States.
Licensure, Medical--United States.


Electronic books.

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