The spirit catches you and you fall down : a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures /

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of under...

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Main Author:	Fadiman, Anne, 1953-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012
Edition:	Paperback edition
Series:	FSG classics
Subjects:	Laikos Orthodoxos Synagermos Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld Epilepsie Epilepsy in children Hmong American children > Medical care > California Hmong Americans > Medicine Intercultural communication Transcultural medical care > California > Case studies Asian Attitude of Health Personnel Child Cross-Cultural Comparison Culturally Competent Care Emigration and Immigration Epilepsy Infant Hmong American children Hmong Americans Medical care Transcultural medical care Laos California Case Reports Case studies

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