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When walking fails : mobility problems of adults with chronic conditions /
Roughly one in ten adult Americans find their walking slowed by progressive chronic conditions like arthritis, back problems, heart and lung diseases, and diabetes. In this passionate and deeply informed book, Lisa I. Iezzoni describes the personal experiences of and societal responses to adults who...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley : New York :
University of California Press ; Millbank Memorial Fund,
©2003.
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| Colección: | California/Milbank books on health and the public ;
8. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Mobility limits
- Who has mobility difficulties
- Sensations of walking
- Society's views of walking
- How people feel about their difficulty walking
- At home: with family and friends
- Outside home: at work and in communities
- People talking to their physicians
- Physicians talking to their patients
- Physical and occupational therapy and other approaches
- Ambulation aids
- Wheeled mobility
- Who will pay?
- What will be paid for?
- Final thoughts.