On the language of breathlessness

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 677-689

  Skevington, Suzanne M ^a   Pilaar, Margarita ^a   Routh, David ^b   Macleod, Roderick D ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Dorothy House Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breathlessness; Chronic illness; Linguistic qualities; Psychometric assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142541206     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708407414     Document Type: Article

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