Bibliograph

Being mortal, medicine and what matters in the end, Atul Gawande

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Label

Being mortal, medicine and what matters in the end, Atul Gawande

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-428)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Being mortal

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Atul Gawande

Sub title

medicine and what matters in the end

Summary

Modern medicine has transformed the dangers of childbirth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the face of our inevitable aging and death, what it can do often runs counter to what it should do. Now Atul Gawande reveals the suffering this has produced. He examines the profession's limitations and failures as life draws to a close, and he shows how the ultimate goal is not a good death, but a good life, until the very end

Target audience

adult

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