Perspectives on body: Embodiment and body image

Journal of Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 77-81

  Chang, Shiow Ru ^a,c   Chao, Yu Mei Yu ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body experience; Body image; Embodiment; Philosophical approaches; Women's body

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT;

BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 34250843201     PISSN: 0047262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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