Accessing the field: Disability and the research process

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-30

  Brown, Lindsey ^a   Boardman, Felicity K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body; Disability; Disclosure; Embodiment; Identity; Research process; Visibility

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH WORK; VISIBILITY;

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EPILEPSY; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; WHEELCHAIR;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSONS; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 78650169455     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.050     Document Type: Article

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