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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end  Cover Image Book Book

Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end / Atul Gawande.

Gawande, Atul, (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780805095159
  • ISBN: 0805095152
  • Physical Description: 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
The independent self -- Things fall apart -- Dependence -- Assistance -- A better life -- Letting go -- Hard conversations -- Courage.
Subject: Terminal care.
Critical care medicine.
Aging > Physiological aspects.
Quality of life.
Terminal care.
Activities of Daily Living.
Older people.
Aging > Physiology.
Death > Psychological aspects.
Prognosis.
Quality of life.

Available copies

  • 34 of 39 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marshall. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marshall Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 39 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marshall Public Library 362.175 GAW (Text) 33391000400789 Adult Non-fiction Available -
Adair County Public Library A 362.175 Gaw (Text) 34029002179603 Non Fiction Available -
Cape Girardeau Public Library 362.175 GAW (Text) 33042004234970 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Carrollton Public Library 362.175 GAW (Text) 30183000044207 Adult Non Fiction In transit -
Caruthersville Public Library 362.17 GAW (Text) 38417100158304 Non-Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Garden City 362.175 GAW 2014 (Text) 0002205079714 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Harrisonville 362.175 GAW 2014 (Text) 0002205079763 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center 362.175 GAW 2014 (Text) 0002204612069 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Cedar County - Stockton 362.175 GAW (Text) 3482700051395 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
De Soto Public Library 362.17 GAWANDE Atul (Text) 33858000094863 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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