Bodily changes among people living with physical impairments and chronic illnesses: Biographical disruption or normal illness?

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1156-1169

  Larsson, Annika Taghizadeh ^a   Grassman, Eva Jeppsson ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biographical disruption; Chronic illness; Early onset impairments; Normal illness; Transitional process

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BODY COMPOSITION; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84868572443     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01460.x     Document Type: Article

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