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- Living with Lupus: Women and Chronic Illness in Ecuador
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- 2013
- Published by: University of Texas Press
- Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series
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Enriched with ethnographic stories of Ecuadorian women who struggle with the autoimmune disorder, lupus erythematosus, this book is one of the first to explore the meanings and experiences of medically managed chronic illness in the developing world.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-xii
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-15
- 3. Health Care in Ecuador
- pp. 38-56
- 4. Liminality
- pp. 57-78
- 6. Suffering
- pp. 100-120
- 7. Transformation
- pp. 121-141
- 8. Living with Lupus
- pp. 142-154
- References
- pp. 163-176
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292744660
Related ISBN(s)
9780292744653
MARC Record
OCLC
841909727
Pages
204
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
No
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