Prioritizing illness: Lessons in selfmanaging multiple chronic diseases

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 983-1002

  Lindsay, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biographical disruption; Chronic illness; Comorbidity; Self care; Self management; Sociology of health

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649098567     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29173/cjs1776     Document Type: Article

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