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Diabetes among the Pima : stories of survival

Title
Diabetes among the Pima : stories of survival / Carolyn Smith-Morris.
Author
Smith-Morris, Carolyn, 1966-
Publication
Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2006], ©2006.

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210 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"For the past forty years, the Pima Indians living in the Gila River Indian Community have been among the most consistently studied diabetic populations in the world. But despite many medical advances, the epidemic is continuing and prevalence rates are increasing." "Diabetes among the Pima is the first in-depth ethnographic volume to delve into the entire spectrum of causes, perspectives, and conditions that underlie the occurrence of diabetes in this community. Drawing on the narratives of pregnant Pima women and nearly ten years' work in this community, this book reveals the Pimas' perceptions and understanding of type 2 and gestational diabetes, and their experience as they live in the midst of a health crisis."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Diabetes > Arizona
  • Diabetes in pregnancy > Arizona
  • Diabetics > Medical care > Arizona
  • Pima Indians > Health and hygiene
  • Pima Indians > Diseases
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-206) and index.
Contents
1. Diabetes Ho'ok : loving with a witch -- 2. Getting started -- 3. Why prenatal diabetes? -- 4. Obstacles to treatment -- 5. Surveillance, risks, and "borderline" diabetes -- 6. Two hands shaking -- 7. Treatment(s) -- 8. Diagnostic controversy -- 9. Land and water -- 10. Diabetes in America -- 11. Disease of development -- 12. Collective identity, loner disease -- 13. Pregnancy stories -- 14. Conclusion : facing a predator -- App. A. Market price comparison -- App. B. Districts and locations represented in ethnographic interviews -- App. C. Summary of focus groups.
ISBN
0816525536 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2006006333
  • 9780816525539
OCLC
  • OCM64336120
  • SCSB-5278714
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries