Living with Lupus : Women and Chronic Illness in Ecuador /

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Enriched with ethnographic stories of Ecuadorian women who struggle with the autoimmune disorder lupus erythematosus, this book is one of the first to explore the meanings and experiences of medically managed chronic illness in the developing world.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miles, Ann (Ann M.) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women > Diseases.
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Musculoskeletal.
Femmes > Maladies > Équateur.
Lupus erythemateux dissemine > Équateur.
Women > Diseases > Ecuador.
Systemic lupus erythematosus > Ecuador.
Ecuador.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Cuenca, Lupus, and Chronic Illness
  • Health Care in Ecuador
  • Liminality
  • Loss
  • Suffering
  • Transformation
  • Living with Lupus.

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