Being believed and believing in : the impact of delegitimation on person centred care for people with chronic back pain

Chronic back pain is an under researched area; the complexities of unseen pain in particular, present challenges to the sociological assumptions made about the concept of ‘sickness’. The lack of ‘visible’ signs and symptoms means that some people are left without a diagnosis. If left undiagnosed, th...

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Main Author: Howarth, M. L.
Published: University of Salford 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.575060