title: The growth of a patient advocacy movement.
authors.affiliation: National Vulvodynia Association.
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mate
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics; D002170:Canada; D002202:Capital Financing / Q000191:economics; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008119:Lobbying; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States; D014845:Vulvar Diseases