The enigmatic phenomenon of loneliness

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 195-207

  Dahlberg, Karin ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

lifeworld; loneliness; phenomenology; reflective Lifeworld Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952053348     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482620701626117     Document Type: Article

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