Boundaries of humanities: Writing medical humanities

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-148

  Bolton, Gillie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Literature and medicine; Medical humanities; Metaphor; Narrative; Reflective writing; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749124568     PISSN: 14740222     EISSN: 1741265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474022208088643     Document Type: Article

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