Improvising Medicine : An African Oncology Ward in an Emerging Cancer Epidemic
Julie. Livingston
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt | Durham : : Duke University Press, , 2012.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (247 p.)
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; One: The Other Cancer Ward; Two: Neoplastic Africa Mapping Circuits of Toxicity and Knowledge; Three: Creating and Embedding Cancer in Botswana's Oncology Ward; Interlude - Amputation Day at Princess Marina Hospital; Four: The Moral Intimacies of Care; Five: Pain and Laughter; Six: After ARVs, During Cancer, Before Death; Epilogue - Changing Wards, Further Improvisations; Notes; BIblIography; Index. - Focused on Botswana's only dedicated oncology ward, Improvising Medicine renders the experiences of patients, their relatives, and clinical staff during a cancer epidemic.
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Emner | Cancer - Botswana
Disciplines and Occupations Diseases Health Care Vis mer... Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Health Facilities Health Occupations Health Services Administration Hospital Administration Hospital Departments Internal Medicine Medical Oncology Neoplasms Oncology Service, Hospital Organization and Administration Cancer --Treatment -- Botswana. Oncology -- Botswana. Botswana Health & Biological Sciences Kreft Medicine Medisinsk antropologi Oncology Sosialantropologi Sykdommer Sykehus kreft sjukepleie botswana |
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Dewey | 362.196 . - 306.461096883
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ISBN | 9780822353270. - 9780822353423
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