Interpersonal issues in expressing lay knowledge: A discursive psychology approach

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1190-1200

  De Kok, Bregje ^a   Widdicombe, Sue ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discursive psychology; Illness beliefs; Infertility; Malawi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 78649242596     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310364437     Document Type: Article

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