Haemophilia in Aotearoa New Zealand: More Than A Bleeding Nuisance

by Julie Park, Deon York, Kathryn Scott, et al.

Book Overview

Haemophilia in Aotearoa New Zealand

provides a richly detailed analysis of the experience of the bleeding disorder of haemophilia based on longterm ethnographic research. The chapters consider experiences of diagnosis; how parents, children, and adults care and integrate medical routines into family life; the creation of a gendered haemophilia; the use and ethical dilemmas of new technologies for treatment, testing and reproduction;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367134446
• ISBN13: 9780367134440
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"