Living with Lupus : : Women and Chronic Illness in Ecuador / / Ann Miles.
Once associated only with the wealthy and privileged in Latin America, lifelong illnesses are now emerging among a wider cross section of the population as an unfortunate consequence of growing urbanization and increased life expectancy. One of these diseases is the chronic autoimmune disorder lupus...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One. Introduction
- Chapter Two. Cuenca, Lupus, and Chronic Illness
- Chapter Three. Health Care in Ecuador
- Chapter Four. Liminality
- Chapter Five. Loss
- Chapter Six. Suffering
- Chapter Seven. Transformation
- Chapter Eight. Living with Lupus
- Notes
- References
- Index