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  • Pregnancy, class and biomedical power : factors influencing the prenatal care experiences of low-income women in an Oregon community

    Creator:
    Pearce, Laurie Kathleen
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    Low-income women in an Oregon city of approximately 35,000 inhabitants have limited access to prenatal care services during their pregnancies. The purpose of this study was to uncover the impacts of several factors on the experiences of twenty-seven health department clients with public health department prenatal care practitioners and with...
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    privacy Redacted for privacy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There are many people whose support and input helped me

  • The body of a patient and rational treatment in the managed care era

    Creator:
    Sumii, Kensuke
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    This study aims to identify conceptions of the body, as well as "rational" treatment among primary care practitioners (PCPs) and emergency medicine practitioners (EMPs) dealing with managed care plans. I conducted ethnographic study throughout 1996, and interviewed six PCPs and four EMPs. In the course of my interviews, I discovered...
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    , hospitals, and other science institutions were established to support expanding biomedical science. This

  • Reproductive decision-making in young women breast cancer survivors

    Creator:
    Everson, Courtney Louise
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    The purpose of this study is to use an integrated biocultural perspective to examine the decision-making processes of young survivors as they navigate breast cancer treatment and reproductive health care options. This retrospective study utilizes a mixed-methods approach that integrates quantitative survey data (Phase I) with interview (Phase II) and...
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    deepest appreciation to my primary advisor, Dr. Melissa Cheyney, for her never-ending support, guidance