The Many Meanings of Uncertainty in Illness: Toward a Systematic Accounting

Health Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-23

  Babrow, Austin S ^a   Kasch, Chris R ^b   Ford, Leigh A ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0002084423     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc1001_1     Document Type: Article

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