Metaphors for illness in contemporary media

Medical Humanities

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-99

  Hanne, Michael ^a   Hawken, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 37349103896     PISSN: 1468215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmh.2006.000253     Document Type: Article

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