Revealing and Concealing Ill Identity: A Performance Narrative of IBD Disclosure

Health Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-169

  Defenbaugh, Nicole L ^a  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; PRIVACY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84873646449     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2012.666712     Document Type: Article

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