Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end

Being mortal Medicine and what matters in the end

Atul Gawande

Large print - 2015

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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Subjects
Terminal care.
Critical care medicine.
Aging > Physiological aspects.
Prognosis.
Quality of life.
Large type books.
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2015.
Language
English
Main Author
Atul Gawande (author)
Edition
Large Print edition
Item Description
Originally published: New York : Henry Holtt & Company, 2014.
Physical Description
437 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-428).
ISBN
9781410478122
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Independent Self
  • 2. Things Fall Apart
  • 3. Dependence
  • 4. Assistance
  • 5. A Better Life
  • 6. Letting Go
  • 7. Hard Conversations
  • 8. Courage
  • Epilogue
  • Notes on Sources
  • Acknowledgments

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