Vuorinen Heikki S
Tamperen yliopisto, Hjelt-Instituutti, Kansanterveystieteen Osasto.
Duodecim. 2013;129(6):644-50.
Throughout history, the patient's dependency on the social group in which he or she happens to be born, has remained unchanged. The period in the 19th to the 20th century, during which the authority of physicians over patients grew markedly, seems to have passed. As in the classical period, a wealthy western patient is again able to choose the most suitable one from the healthcare service providers. Since the 18th century medicine and religion have diverged from each other in the life of a western patient. The decisive position of the medical industry towards the end of the 20th century is a new phenomenon in the history of patient.
纵观历史，患者对其出生所在社会群体的依赖从未改变。19世纪至20世纪期间，医生对患者的权威显著增强，但这个时期似乎已经过去。与古典时期一样，富有的西方患者如今又能够从医疗服务提供者中挑选最合适的。自18世纪以来，在西方患者的生活中，医学与宗教已分道扬镳。20世纪末医疗行业的决定性地位在患者历史上是一个新现象。
