Narrative medicine as witness for the self-telling body

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-131

  Charon, Rita ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Doctor patient interaction; Healing; Health communication; Narrative medicine; Storytelling; Witnessing

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449572425     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880902792248     Document Type: Article

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