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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end  Cover Image Book Book

Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end / Atul Gawande.

Gawande, Atul, (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: volumes (282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm) ; in container + 3 laminated sheets of discussion questions
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277).
Formatted Contents Note:
Activities of daily living -- Things fall apart -- Dependence -- Assistance -- A better life -- Letting go -- Hard conversations -- Courage.
Subject: Terminal care
Critical care medicine
Aging > Physiological aspects
Quality of life.
Book clubs (Discussion groups)
Group reading
Topic Heading: Book club kit.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at OTLD Irrigon Branch.

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