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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 |
| Sumario: | 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 whose mobility makes it difficult for them to live as they wish--partly because of physical and emotional conditions and partly because of persisting societal and environmental barriers. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 355 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-333) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520937123 0520937120 0585467854 9780585467856 0520238192 9780520238190 159875002X 9781598750027 9780520237421 0520237420 9786612762901 661276290X 1282762907 9781282762909 |