Narrative and metaphor in health geographies

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-277

  Kearns, Robin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EXPERIENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METAPHOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0031465688     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913297672099067     Document Type: Article

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