Meanings and dimensions of cancer by sick people - a structural analysis of social representations

• Main Authors: Julia Wakiuchi (Author), Denize Cristina de Oliveira (Author), Sonia Silva Marcon (Author), Magda Lúcia Felix de Oliveira (Author), Catarina Aparecida Sales (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To describe the contents and structure of the social representation of cancer. Method: A qualitative study based on the Theory of Social Representations, carried out in a High Complexity Care Unit in Oncology. Data collection included a socio-occupational and clinical characteriz...