Life on a slippery slope: Perceptions of health in adults with cystic fibrosis

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-319

  Lowton, Karen ^a   Gabe, Jonathan ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adults; Coping; Cystic fibrosis; Health perceptions; Strategies; Styles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037955491     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00348     Document Type: Article

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