Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end
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Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
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Large Print
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Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
437 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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Description
Modern medicine has transformed the dangers of childbirth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the face of our inevitable aging and death, what it can do often runs counter to what it should do. Through eye-opening research and gripping stories of his own patients and family, Atul Gawande reveals the suffering this has produced. He examines the profession's limitations and failures as life draws to a close. And he shows how the ultimate goal is not a good death, but a good life - until the very end. Book jacket.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410478122, 1410478122
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General Note
Originally published: New York : Henry Holt & Company, 2014.
Description
Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families of the terminally ill.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gawande, A. (2015). Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gawande, Atul. 2015. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gawande, Atul, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gawande, Atul. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015. Print.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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