Experiencing wellness within illness: Exploring a mindfulness-based approach to chronic back pain

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 749-760

  Doran, Natasha J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anthropology; embodiment bodily experiences; ethnography; grounded theory; health and well being; lived experience; longitudinal studies; pain, chronic; quality of life; self care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901336561     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732314529662     Document Type: Article

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