When Walking Fails : Mobility Problems of Adults with Chronic Conditions /

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Roughly one in ten adult Americans find their walking slowed by progressive chronic conditions like arthritis, back problems, heart and lung diseases, and diabetes. In this passionate and deeply informed book, Lisa I. Iezzoni describes the personal experiences of and societal responses to adults who...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Iezzoni, Lisa I.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Millbank Memorial Fund, 2003.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Movement disorders.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
Demarche.
Maladies chroniques.
Troubles moteurs.
Maladies chroniques > Complications et sequelles.
Public Policy
Movement Disorders > psychology
Gait
Chronic Disease
Movement Disorders
Gait in humans.
Chronic diseases.
Chronic diseases > Complications.
United States
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Roughly one in ten adult Americans find their walking slowed by progressive chronic conditions like arthritis, back problems, heart and lung diseases, and diabetes. In this passionate and deeply informed book, Lisa I. Iezzoni describes the personal experiences of and societal responses to adults whose mobility makes it difficult for them to live as they wish--partly because of physical and emotional conditions and partly because of persisting societal and environmental barriers.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (366 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520937123

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