The mental image of the human body: Implications of physiological mental models of our understanding of health and illness

Metaphor: Implications and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 99-126

  Banks, William P ^a   Thompson, Suzanne C ^a  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 85077565566     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315789316-7     Document Type: Chapter

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