Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body

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Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body

This chapter brings a rural dimension to the literature on women and chronic illness by drawing on the story of an Australian rural woman who has chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Integral to this literature is Moss and Dyck’s (2002) book-length exploration of the lives of...

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Main Authors:	Pini, B., Soldatic, Karen
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	2012
Online Access:	http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt2tv021 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30559

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