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.
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
Format
Book
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ix, 355 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English

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"With a new afterword by the author"--Cover
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-340) and index.
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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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fadiman, A. (2012). The spirit catches you and you fall down: a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures (Paperback edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fadiman, Anne, 1953-. 2012. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (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 Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fadiman, Anne. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures Paperback edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.

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