The social meaning and function of food rituals in healthcare practice: An ethnography

Human Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1775-1802

  Thomson, Di ^a   Hassenkamp, Anne Marie ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuity; Ethnography food rituals; Exclusion; Healthcare practice; Hierarchy; Inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849102264     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726708098085     Document Type: Article

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