The biographical approach: A better way to understand behaviour in health and illness

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Zinn, Jens O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biograhical resource; Biographical structuring; Biography; Narrative interview; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 15744371325     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570500042348     Document Type: Article

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