Metrics of hope: Disciplining affect in oncology

Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 119-136

  Brown, Nik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affect; governmentality; hope; metrics; oncology

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EMOTION; HOPE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIOLOGY; TRUST;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EMOTIONS; HOPE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIOLOGY; TRUST; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84924993529     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459314555239     Document Type: Article

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