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With Shaking Hands: Aging with Parkinson's Disease in America's Heartland - Studies in Medical Anthropology Samantha Solimeo 1st edition
With Shaking Hands: Aging with Parkinson's Disease in America's Heartland - Studies in Medical Anthropology
Samantha Solimeo
Concentrates on the account of elder Americans in rural Iowa who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Focusing on the impact of chronic illness on an aging population, this title combines prose with qualitative and quantitative research to demonstrate how PD accelerates, mediates, and obscures patterns of aging.
232 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 15, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813545448 |
| Publishers | Rutgers University Press |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 13 mm · 317 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Marshall, Mac |