Crucible of the incurable : facing ALS /
"An anthropological inquiry into how people with the neurodegenerative illness amyotrophic lateral sclerosis live with the illness, and how they are accompanied by medical professionals and loved ones in giving form to a life with this illness"--
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2024.
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| Colección: | Expertise (Ithaca, N.Y.)
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/jj.11818249 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- On linking knowledge and care for ALS
- The emergence of a diagnostic certitude
- Nosological indeterminations
- Multidisciplinary ALS care
- ALS clinic
- Palliative care clinic
- Epistles to ones
- Plea for a blessing
- Advocate
- The incurable and the possible.