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Dead metaphors and responsibilised bodies-in-transition: The implications of medical metaphors for understanding the consumption of preventative healthcare

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Dead metaphors and responsibilised bodies-in-transition: The implications of medical metaphors for understanding the consumption of preventative healthcare. / Cheded, Mohammed; Liu, Chih-Ling; Hopkinson, Gillian.
In: Journal of Marketing Management, Vol. 38, No. 5-6, 30.04.2022, p. 544-568.

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Cheded, M, Liu, C-L & Hopkinson, G 2022, 'Dead metaphors and responsibilised bodies-in-transition: The implications of medical metaphors for understanding the consumption of preventative healthcare', Journal of Marketing Management, vol. 38, no. 5-6, pp. 544-568. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2021.1996442

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Cheded, M., Liu, C-L., & Hopkinson, G. (2022). Dead metaphors and responsibilised bodies-in-transition: The implications of medical metaphors for understanding the consumption of preventative healthcare. Journal of Marketing Management, 38(5-6), 544-568. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2021.1996442

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Cheded M, Liu C-L, Hopkinson G. Dead metaphors and responsibilised bodies-in-transition: The implications of medical metaphors for understanding the consumption of preventative healthcare. Journal of Marketing Management. 2022 Apr 30;38(5-6):544-568. Epub 2021 Nov 8. doi: 10.1080/0267257X.2021.1996442

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Cheded, Mohammed ; Liu, Chih-Ling ; Hopkinson, Gillian. / Dead metaphors and responsibilised bodies-in-transition : The implications of medical metaphors for understanding the consumption of preventative healthcare. In: Journal of Marketing Management. 2022 ; Vol. 38, No. 5-6. pp. 544-568.

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