Being mortal :
Gawande, Atul
Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end / Atul Gawande. - First edition. - 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277).
The independent self -- Things fall apart -- Dependence -- Assistance -- A better life -- Letting go -- Hard conversations -- Courage.
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.
9780805095159 (hbk.) 0805095152 (hbk.)
2014017442
Terminal care
Critical care medicine
Aging--Physiological aspects
Quality of life
R726.8 / .G39 2014
362.17/5
WB 310
Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end / Atul Gawande. - First edition. - 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277).
The independent self -- Things fall apart -- Dependence -- Assistance -- A better life -- Letting go -- Hard conversations -- Courage.
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.
9780805095159 (hbk.) 0805095152 (hbk.)
2014017442
Terminal care
Critical care medicine
Aging--Physiological aspects
Quality of life
R726.8 / .G39 2014
362.17/5
WB 310