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The European Journal of Public Health 2006 16(1):3-4; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl003
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.

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Trust and the sociology of the professions

Peter P. Groenewegen*

*NIVEL–Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, P.O. Box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands

Correspondence: Peter P. Groenewegen PhD, NIVEL–Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, P.O. Box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands, e-mail: p.groenewegen@nivel.nl

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There is a fast-growing literature on trust in health care, especially interpersonal trust, but also public or institutional trust, reflecting the growing awareness in both the research and policy communities of the importance of trust. At a general level, trust as part of the broader concept of social capital is related to people's health and well-being. Trust within provider-patient relations is important for its non-specific treatment effects. Finally, trust is also important for the smooth functioning of societal institutions. Rosemary Rowe and Michael Calnan1 discusses some of this literature in order to develop a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Societal and health care changes
 

   Trust problems in three types of relationships
 

   Broader perspective: sociology of the professions
 

   Towards a research agenda
 

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