Health as a consumption object: Research notes and preliminary investigation

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 90-101

  Gould, Nicholas ^a   Gould, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption object; Dominant social paradigm; Health; Health inequalities; Healthcare

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548418274     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1470-6431.2001.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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