Biomedicine in an Unstable Place : Infrastructure and Personhood in a Papua New Guinean Hospital /

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This ethnography shows how the struggle to practice clinical medicine in a resource-strapped public hospital in Papua New Guinea is complicated by the attempts of doctors, nurses, and patients to make themselves visible to others-kin, clinical experts, global scientists, politicians, and internation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Street, Alice (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Madong General Hospital.
Medical care.
Hospitals > Medical staff.
Hospital patients.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Hôpitaux > Personnel medical > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee.
Hospitalises > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee.
Hospitals > Medical staff > Papua New Guinea.
Hospital patients > Papua New Guinea.
Medical care > Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This ethnography shows how the struggle to practice clinical medicine in a resource-strapped public hospital in Papua New Guinea is complicated by the attempts of doctors, nurses, and patients to make themselves visible to others-kin, clinical experts, global scientists, politicians, and international development workers-as socially recognizable and valuable persons.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780822376668

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