Living with chronic lower pulmonary disease: Disruptions of the embodied phenomenological self

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Pooler, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Dyspnea; Embodiment bodily experiences; Illness and disease; Lived experience; Merleau Ponty; Phenomenology; Respiratory disorders; Van Manen

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026469594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23333936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2333393614548762     Document Type: Article

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