Suffering, hope and diagnosis: On the negotiation of chronic fatigue syndrome

Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-193

  Hydén, Lars Christer ^a,c   Sachs, Lisbeth ^b,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Chronic illness; Doctor patient interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000491885     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136345939800200204     Document Type: Article

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