Living with Lupus: Women and Chronic Illness in Ecuador

by Ann Miles

Book Overview

Once associated only with the wealthy and privileged in Latin America, lifelong illnesses are now emerging among a wider cross section of the population as an unfortunate consequence of growing urbanization and increased life expectancy. One of these diseases is the chronic autoimmune disorder lupus erythematosus. Difficult to diagnose and harder still to effectively manage, lupus challenges the very foundations of women's lives, their real and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292762003
• ISBN13: 9780292762008
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"