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Thinking About Dementia : Culture, Loss, and the Anthropology of Senility /

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Cultural responses to most illnesses differ; dementia is no exception. These responses, together with a society's attitudes toward its elderly population, affect the frequency of dementia-related diagnoses and the nature of treatment. Bringing together essays by nineteen respected scholars, thi...

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Other Authors: Cohen, Lawrence, 1961-, Leibing, Annette
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Public health > Anthropological aspects.
Medical anthropology.
Dementia.
Alzheimer's disease.
MEDICAL > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
elderly.
anthropology.
Personnes âgees.
Anthropologie.
Sante publique > Aspect anthropologique.
Maladie d'Alzheimer.
Demence.
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Clinical Medicine > methods
Alzheimer Disease > psychology
Aged
Dementia > psychology
Anthropology
Older people.
Anthropology.
Electronic books.
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