With Shaking Hands : Aging with Parkinson's Disease in America's Heartland

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Far from celebrity media spotlight, ordinary individuals, many older and less advantaged, suffer the disabling pain of Parkinson's disease (PD), an illness whose progressive symptoms often mimic old age and cause mobility impairment, communication barriers, and social isolation. At the heart of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Solimeo, Samantha
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Parkinson's disease > Patients.
Older people > Diseases.
Medical anthropology.
MEDICAL > Geriatrics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Alzheimer's & Dementia.
elderly.
Antiparkinsoniens.
Personnes âgees.
Parkinsoniens > Iowa.
Health Services for the Aged
Caregivers > psychology
Antiparkinson Agents
Aging > psychology
Aged
Parkinson Disease > psychology
Antiparkinsonian agents.
Older people.
Older people > Diseases > Iowa.
Medical anthropology > Iowa.
Parkinson's disease > Patients > Iowa.
Iowa.
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Far from celebrity media spotlight, ordinary individuals, many older and less advantaged, suffer the disabling pain of Parkinson's disease (PD), an illness whose progressive symptoms often mimic old age and cause mobility impairment, communication barriers, and social isolation. At the heart of With Shaking Hands is the account of elder Americans in rural Iowa who have been diagnosed with PD. With a focus on the impact of chronic illness on an aging population, Samantha Solimeo combines clear and accessible prose with qualitative and quantitative research to demonstrate how the disease acceler.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9780813547121

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