# Illness as a Social Construct: Understanding What Asthma Means to the Patient to Better Treat the Disease

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/illness-as-a-social-construct-understanding-what-asthma-means-to-the-patient-to/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Michael Rich,Stacy Taylor,Richard Chalfen |
| Citations | 29 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s1070-3241(00)26019-7 |
| Fields | Health Professions,Medicine,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W72957048 |
| PMID | 18350769 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2000 |

## Paper authors

- [Stacy Taylor](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stacy-taylor/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Empathy and Medical Education](https://scholariq.org/topics/empathy-and-medical-education/)

## Paper topics

- [Empathy and Medical Education](https://scholariq.org/topics/empathy-and-medical-education/)
- [Mental Health and Patient Involvement](https://scholariq.org/topics/mental-health-and-patient-involvement/)
- [Participatory Visual Research Methods](https://scholariq.org/topics/participatory-visual-research-methods/)

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