Fighting for the breath of life: A sociological study of patients with cystic fibrosis.

Item

Title
Fighting for the breath of life: A sociological study of patients with cystic fibrosis.
Identifier
AAI9000054
identifier
9000054
Creator
Narcez, Louis Howard.
Contributor
Adviser: Patricia Kendall
Date
1989
Language
English
Publisher
City University of New York.
Subject
Social Work | Health Sciences, Nursing | Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery
Abstract
This dissertation examines the plight of the patient with cystic fibrosis. It is based on short interviews with cystic fibrosis patients and health care providers, and on observations in a hospital setting. The dissertation draws upon the sociology of medicine, the sociology of death and dying, and on the sociology of deviance.
Type
dissertation
Source
PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree
Ph.D.
Item sets
CUNY Legacy ETDs