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Better : a surgeon's notes on performance / Atul Gawande.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Picador, 2008.Edition: 1st Picador edDescription: 273 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0312427654 (pbk.) :
  • 9780312427658
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616 22
LOC classification:
  • RC66 .G39 2008
Summary: Explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, malpractice, and surgical errors.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book Karen H. Huntsman Library Main Book Collection - Second Level 616 G248b 1 Available 38060007499452
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Originally published: Metropolitan Books, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-269).

Explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, malpractice, and surgical errors.

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