Gendered embodiment and survival for young people with cystic fibrosis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1163-1174

  Willis, Evan ^a,b   Miller, Rosemary ^c   Wyn, Johanna ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adherence to medical regimen; Australia; Cystic fibrosis; Embodiment; Gender

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; GENDER DISPARITY; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CAREER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MASCULINITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0034873470     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00416-0     Document Type: Article

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