Using narrative analysis to understand the combined use of complementary therapies and bio-medically oriented health care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1642-1653

  Hök, Johanna ^a   Wachtler, Caroline ^b   Falkenberg, Torkel ^a   Tishelman, Carol ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary therapies; Integrative health care; Narrative analysis; Professional family relations; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH WORK; STAKEHOLDER;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; SELF CARE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SELF CARE; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 34548750851     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.031     Document Type: Article

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