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The spirit catches you and you fall down: a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures
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New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2012, c1997.
Physical Desc:
xi, 355 pages ; 21 cm.
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A study in the collision between Western medicine and the beliefs of a traditional culture focuses on a hospitalized child of Laotian immigrants whose belief that illness is a spiritual matter comes into conflict with doctors' methods.

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9780374533403, 0374533407

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Reprint. Originally published: 1997. With a new afterword.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
A study in the collision between Western medicine and the beliefs of a traditional culture focuses on a hospitalized child of Laotian immigrants whose belief that illness is a spiritual matter comes into conflict with doctors' methods.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Fadiman, A. (20121997). The spirit catches you and you fall down: a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures. New York, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Fadiman, Anne, 1953-. 20121997. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures. New York, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Fadiman, Anne, 1953-, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures. New York, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 20121997.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Fadiman, Anne. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures. New York, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 20121997.

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