Post-cure

The curative imaginary is a powerful driver of hope and investment in medicine, often displacing attention and resources given to other illness-related fields of practice. Whereas cure implies an end to the sick role and the possibility of an absolute state of health, in practice those fields that a...

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Main Authors: Narelle Warren, Courtney Addison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2020-06-01
Series:Medicine Anthropology Theory
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Online Access:http://www.medanthrotheory.org/article/view/5005