Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end
(Large Print)
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Published:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
437 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Status:
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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LT 616.029 GAW
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362.175 Gawande, Atul
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410478122, 1410478122
Notes
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. 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. 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. 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. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
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