Welfare embodied: The materiality of hospital dress: A commentary on Topo and Iltanen-Tähkävuori

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1690-1692

  Twigg, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finland; Hospital clothing; Material culture; Medical textiles; Welfarism, Embodiment

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP PROTECTOR; HOSPITAL DRESS; NOTE; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLICATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

CLOTHING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; FINLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SOCIAL WELFARE; TEXTILES;

EID: 77952551333     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.043     Document Type: Note

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