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The dynamics of causes and conditions: the rareness of diseases in French and Portuguese patients' organizations' engagement in research
Vololona Rabeharisoa 1, Michel Callon 1, Angela Marques Filipe 2, João Arriscado Nunes 3, Florence Paterson 1, Frédéric Vergnaud 1
(2012)

Highlights the emergence of a "hybrid collective model" of collaboration between patients and experts through a systematic study in the field of rare diseases in France and Portugal, with attention to the reflexive work carried out by patients' organizations on the notion of rareness.
1:  Centre de sociologie de l'innovation (CSI)
CNRS : UMR7185 – MINES ParisTech - École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
2:  London School of Economics and Political Sciences
London School of Economics and Political Sciences
3:  University of Coimbra
University of Coimbra
Humanities and Social Sciences/Sociology
patients' organizations – rare diseases – France – Portugal – hybrid collective model – delegation model – singularization-generalization
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