Worlds of illness : biographical and cultural perspectives on health and disease

Worlds of illness : biographical and cultural perspectives on health and disease /

In recent years the study of illness as experienced by patients has emerged as an approach to understanding sickness. Descriptions of the everyday situations of people with particular diseases, provide a commentary upon the nature of symptoms and upon the relation of the body to society. This approa...

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Other Authors: Radley, Alan, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1993
Subjects:
Social medicine.
Clinical health psychology.
Sick > Psychology.
Health attitudes.
Social psychology.
Patients.
Medical care.
Psychology.
Attitude (Psychology)
Patients > psychology
Attitude to Health
Psychology, Social
Patients
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Persons
Delivery of Health Care
Psychology
Attitude
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Named Groups
Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry and Psychology
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Sick Role
Patient Care
social psychology.
patients.
psychology.
behavioral sciences.
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