Stories in Action and the Dialogic Management of Identities: Storytelling in Transplant Support Group Meetings

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-70

  Hsieh, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 1842435228     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327973rlsi3701_2     Document Type: Review

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