title: Challenges for patient organisations: focus on Europe.
authors.affiliation: European Parkinson's Disease Association, 4 Golding Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3NJ, UK. lizzie@epda.demon.co.uk
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D003255:Consumer Organizations; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005060:Europe; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011050:Policy Making; D011584:Psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000639:trends*