Thinking about dementia : culture, loss, and the anthropology of senility /

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Cultural responses to most illnesses differ; dementia is no exception. These responses, together with a society's attitudes toward its elderly population, affect the frequency of dementia-related diagnoses and the nature of treatment. Bringing together essays by nineteen respected scholars, thi...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Leibing, Annette, Cohen, Lawrence, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006.
Series:Studies in medical anthropology.
Subjects:
Medical anthropology.
Dementia.
Alzheimer's disease.
Public health > Anthropological aspects.
Anthropology.
Older people.
Anthropology
Dementia > psychology
Aged
Alzheimer Disease > psychology
Clinical Medicine > methods
Dementia
Alzheimer Disease
Aged, 80 and over
Démence.
Maladie d'Alzheimer.
Santé publique > Aspect anthropologique.
Anthropologie.
Personnes âgées.
anthropology.
elderly.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
MEDICAL > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Older people
Alzheimer's disease
Medical anthropology
Public health > Anthropological aspects
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