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On the Ragged Edge of Medicine: Doctoring Among the Dispossessed
| Full title: | On the Ragged Edge of Medicine: Doctoring Among the Dispossessed |
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| ISBN: | 9780870718854 |
| ISBN 10: | 0870718851 |
| Authors: | Kullberg, Patricia |
| Publisher: | Oregon State University Press |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Num. pages: | 176 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2017 |
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Synopsis
On The Ragged Edge Of Medicine Offers A Unique And Personal Glimpse Into A Medical Practice For The Homeless And Urban Poor In Portland, Oregon. Told Through 15 Patient Vignettes And Drawn From The Author's Decades Of Experience On The Front Lines, This Revealing Memoir Illuminates The Impact Of Poverty On The Delivery Of Health Services And The Ways In Which People Adapt And Survive (or Don't Survive) In Conditions Of Abuse And Deprivation. Patricia Kullberg. Includes Bibliographical References.