Stigma and the delegitimation experience: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome

Psychology and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 851-867

  Dickson, Adele ^a   Knussen, Christina ^b   Flowers, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); Delegitimation; IPA; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547684263     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320600976224     Document Type: Article

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