The potential of the internet for alternative caring practices for health

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-86

  Atkinson, Sarah ^a   Ayers, Andrew ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomedicine; Help seeking; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LYME DISEASE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77951680110     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470903572366     Document Type: Review

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