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Diabetes among the Pima: Stories of Survival
Caroly Smith-Morris
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Description for Diabetes among the Pima: Stories of Survival
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; MBNS; MJGD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
For the past forty years, the Pima Indians living in the Gila River Indian Community have been among the most consistently studied diabetic populations in the world. But despite many medical advances, the epidemic is continuing and prevalence rates are increasing. Diabetes among the Pima is the first in-depth ethnographic volume to delve into the entire spectrum of causes, perspectives, and conditions that underlie the occurrence of diabetes in this community. Drawing on the narratives of pregnant Pima women and nearly ten years work in this community, this book reveals the Pimas? perceptions and understanding of type 2 and gestational ... Read more
For the past forty years, the Pima Indians living in the Gila River Indian Community have been among the most consistently studied diabetic populations in the world. But despite many medical advances, the epidemic is continuing and prevalence rates are increasing. Diabetes among the Pima is the first in-depth ethnographic volume to delve into the entire spectrum of causes, perspectives, and conditions that underlie the occurrence of diabetes in this community. Drawing on the narratives of pregnant Pima women and nearly ten years work in this community, this book reveals the Pimas? perceptions and understanding of type 2 and gestational ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816527328
SKU
V9780816527328
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Ref
99-1
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