The search for legitimacy and the “expertization” of the lay person: The case of chronic fatigue syndrome

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 73-93

  Clarke, Juanne N ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); Diagnosis; Legitimacy; Neurologists; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; SKILL; SOCIAL WORKER; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033796467     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v30n03_05     Document Type: Article

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