| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
New African histories |
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New African histories series.
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| Contents |
Preface: A Week in the Life of the Uganda Cancer Institute -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The African Lymphoma -- A Hospital Built from Scratch -- Africanizing Oncology in Idi Amin's Uganda -- Rocket Launchers and Toxic Drugs -- When Radiotherapy Travels -- Research Is Our Resource -- Epilogue: In Memoriam -- A Note on Historical and Ethnographic Anonymity, Archives, and Access |
| Summary |
"Combining methods from African studies, science and technology studies, and medical anthropology, Marissa Mika considers the Uganda Cancer Institute as a microcosm of the Ugandan state and as a lens through which to trace the political, technological, moral, and intellectual aspirations and actions of health care providers and patients"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 14, 2021) |
| Subject |
Uganda Cancer Institute.
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Cancer -- Hospitals -- Uganda
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Oncology -- Uganda
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Medical policy -- Uganda
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Cancer -- Hospitals
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Medical policy
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Oncology
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Uganda
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021011142 |
| ISBN |
9780821447512 |
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0821447513 |
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