The Complexities of Help-Seeking: Exploring Challenges Through a Social Network Perspective

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 465-479

  Carpentier, Normand ^a   Bernard, Paul ^b  

^a Centre de recherche du CSSS de Bordeaux Cartierville Saint Laurent   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic Illness; Network Approach; Network Member; Social Model; Social Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865622183     PISSN: 13896903     EISSN: 2542839X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7261-3_24     Document Type: Chapter

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