An 'unholy alliance' of existential proportions: Negotiating discourses with men's experiences of cancer and aging

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-161

  Hammond, Chad ^a   Teucher, Ulrich ^a   Duggleby, Wendy ^b   Thomas, Roanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cancer; Dominant discourses; Existential concerns; Men's experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857448242     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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