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A cursing brain? : the histories of Tourette syndrome /
A study of Tourette syndrome, "a set of behaviors, involuntary shouting (sometimes cursing) as well as obsessive-compulsive actions. ... Reveals how cultural and medical assumptions have determined and radically altered its characterization and treatment from the early nineteenth century to the...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2000.
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| Edition: | 1st Harvard Univ. Press pbk. ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | A study of Tourette syndrome, "a set of behaviors, involuntary shouting (sometimes cursing) as well as obsessive-compulsive actions. ... Reveals how cultural and medical assumptions have determined and radically altered its characterization and treatment from the early nineteenth century to the present."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 303 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-290) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674039865 0674039866 0674003861 9780674003866 |