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Being Mortal : Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End Atul Gawande.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: 282 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781846685828 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.9 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ1073 .G3 2015
Summary: Atul Gawande examines his experiences as a surgeon, as he confronts the realities of ageing and dying in his patients and in his family, as well as the limits of what he can do. He emerges with a story that crosses the globe and history, exploring questions that range from the curious to the profound.
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Originally published: 2014.

Published in association with Wellcome Collection.

Includes bibliographical references.

Atul Gawande examines his experiences as a surgeon, as he confronts the realities of ageing and dying in his patients and in his family, as well as the limits of what he can do. He emerges with a story that crosses the globe and history, exploring questions that range from the curious to the profound.

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