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Negotiating the contested terrain of narrative methods in illness contexts. / Thomas, Carol.
In: Sociology of Health and Illness, Vol. 32, No. 4, 05.2010, p. 647-660.

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Thomas, C 2010, 'Negotiating the contested terrain of narrative methods in illness contexts.', Sociology of Health and Illness, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 647-660. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01239.x

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Thomas, C. (2010). Negotiating the contested terrain of narrative methods in illness contexts. Sociology of Health and Illness, 32(4), 647-660. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01239.x

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Thomas C. Negotiating the contested terrain of narrative methods in illness contexts. Sociology of Health and Illness. 2010 May;32(4):647-660. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01239.x

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Thomas, Carol. / Negotiating the contested terrain of narrative methods in illness contexts. In: Sociology of Health and Illness. 2010 ; Vol. 32, No. 4. pp. 647-660.

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