The Doctor(s) in House: An Analysis of the Evolution of the Television Doctor-Hero

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-46

  Strauman, Elena C ^a   Goodier, Bethany C ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Genre; Medical drama; Physician; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951950184     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10912-010-9124-2     Document Type: Article

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