Sharing experiences of contested illness by storytelling

Discourse and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-53

  Bülow, Pia H ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Co narration; Identity; Illness experience; Narrative analysis; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642458327     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926504038943     Document Type: Review

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