Constructing hope: Dis/continuity and the narrative construction of recovery in the rehabilitation unit

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-201

  Warren, Narelle ^a   Manderson, Lenore ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Amputation; Australia; Hope; Recovery; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449109616     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241607312493     Document Type: Article

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