Illness behaviour: A selective review and synthesis

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-31

  Young, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behaviour; Illness behaviour; Medical sociology; Social theory

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 1642527383     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2004.00376.x     Document Type: Review

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