Introduction: Self-care Translated into Practice

Authors

  • Åsa Alftberg Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Sweden
  • Kristofer Hansson Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.124415

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Introduction

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2012-11-09

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Alftberg, Åsa and Hansson, K. (2012) “Introduction: Self-care Translated into Practice”, Culture Unbound, 4(3), pp. 415–424. doi: 10.3384/cu.2000.1525.124415.

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