Alert assistants in managing chronic illness: The case of mothers and teenage sons

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 254-272

  Williams, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alert assistant; Asthma; Developmental activity; Diabetes; Illness; Masculinities; Mothers; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034144808     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00202     Document Type: Article

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