Uncertain futures : communication and culture in childhood cancer treatment /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clemente, Ignasi (Author)
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
Publisher Address: Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Blackwell studies in discourse and culture ; 7
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xv, 228 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781118909713
1118909712
Index Number: RC281
CLC: R73
Call Number: R73/C626
Contents: 1. Children : contributions to communication and illness -- 2. A linguistic anthropologist in a pediatric cancer unit -- 3. Living and dealing with cancer -- 4. Co-constructing uncertainty -- 5. Engaging in communication at Catalonia Hospital -- 6. Patient pressure and medical authority -- 7. The limits of optimism at the end of treatment -- 8. Conclusion.