| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 355 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 8
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California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-333) and index. |
| Contents |
Mobility limits -- Who has mobility difficulties -- Sensations of walking -- Society's views of walking -- How people feel about their difficulty walking -- At home: with family and friends -- Outside home: at work and in communities -- People talking to their physicians -- Physicians talking to their patients -- Physical and occupational therapy and other approaches -- Ambulation aids -- Wheeled mobility -- Who will pay? -- What will be paid for? -- Final thoughts. |
| Summary |
Roughly one in ten adult Americans find their walking slowed by progressive chronic conditions like arthritis, back problems, heart and lung diseases, and diabetes. In this passionate and deeply informed book, Lisa I. Iezzoni describes the personal experiences of and societal responses to adults whose mobility makes it difficult for them to live as they wish--partly because of physical and emotional conditions and partly because of persisting societal and environmental barriers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Movement disorders.
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Movement disorders. |
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Chronic diseases -- Complications.
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Chronic diseases. |
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Movement Disorders. |
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Chronic Disease. |
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Gait. |
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Movement Disorders -- psychology. |
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Public Policy. |
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United States. |
| Indexed Term |
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Mobility problems of adults with chronic conditions |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Iezzoni, Lisa I. When walking fails. Berkeley : University of California Press ; New York : Millbank Memorial Fund, ©2003 0520237420 0520238192 (DLC) 2002152225 (OCoLC)50858949 |
| ISBN |
9780520937123 (electronic book) |
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0520937120 (electronic book) |
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0585467854 (electronic book) |
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9780585467856 (electronic book) |
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0520238192 |
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9780520238190 |
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159875002X |
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9781598750027 |
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