Ignoring Symptoms: The Process of Normalising Sensory Experiences after Cancer

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Ignoring Symptoms : The Process of Normalising Sensory Experiences after Cancer. / Seppola-Edvardsen, Tone; Risør, Mette Bech.

In: Anthropology in Action, Vol. 24, No. 1, 2017, p. 34-40.

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Harvard

Seppola-Edvardsen, T & Risør, MB 2017, 'Ignoring Symptoms: The Process of Normalising Sensory Experiences after Cancer', Anthropology in Action, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 34-40. https://doi.org/10.3167/aia.2017.240106

APA

Seppola-Edvardsen, T., & Risør, M. B. (2017). Ignoring Symptoms: The Process of Normalising Sensory Experiences after Cancer. Anthropology in Action, 24(1), 34-40. https://doi.org/10.3167/aia.2017.240106

Vancouver

Seppola-Edvardsen T, Risør MB. Ignoring Symptoms: The Process of Normalising Sensory Experiences after Cancer. Anthropology in Action. 2017;24(1):34-40. https://doi.org/10.3167/aia.2017.240106

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Seppola-Edvardsen, Tone ; Risør, Mette Bech. / Ignoring Symptoms : The Process of Normalising Sensory Experiences after Cancer. In: Anthropology in Action. 2017 ; Vol. 24, No. 1. pp. 34-40.

Bibtex

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