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Author:
Fadiman, Anne,
Title:
The spirit catches you and you fall down / Anne Fadiman.
Publisher:
FarrarStraus and Giroux,
Copyright Date:
1997
Description:
341 p. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Transcultural medical care
Hmong American children
Hmong Americans
Intercultural communication.
Epilepsy in children.
Medical care
Cultural relations.
Epilepsy.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-324) and index.
Summary:
Examines cultural issues in the American health care system through the case of Lia, a Hmong-American girl suffering from epilepsy whose treatment by doctors in California conflicted with the traditional healing beliefs held by her family.
Indexed by:
Wilson's Public Library
School Library Journal
Library Journal Starred
ISBN:
9780374525644
0374525641
LCCN:
97005175
Locations:
D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

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