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This book presents the everyday experience of disease in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. The book explores the factors structuring ill health, the tactics individuals use to negotiate these realities, and the ways in which sickness is invoked to construct, manage, and challenge race relati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Saethre, Eirik
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Aboriginal Australians > Health and hygiene.
Aboriginal Australians > Medical care.
Chronic Disease > ethnology
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander > ethnology
Australiens (Aborigènes) > Santé et hygiène.
Australiens (Aborigènes) > Soins médicaux.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General
Aboriginal Australians > Health and hygiene
Aboriginal Australians > Medical care
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book presents the everyday experience of disease in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. The book explores the factors structuring ill health, the tactics individuals use to negotiate these realities, and the ways in which sickness is invoked to construct, manage, and challenge race relations. -- Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0826519229
9780826519221

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