Uncertain futures : communication and culture in childhood cancer treatment /
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Published: |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
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Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex, UK : |
Publication Dates: | 2015. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Blackwell studies in discourse and culture ; 7 |
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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. |