Better : a surgeon's notes on performance / Atul Gawande.
By: Gawande, Atul.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Picador, 2007Edition: 1st Picador ed.General Notes: "Metropolitan Books/H. Holt & Co.".Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-269).Description: xii, 273 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0312427654 (pbk.) :; 9780312427658.Subject(s): Gawande, Atul | Internal medicine -- Case studies | Medicine -- MiscellaneaSummary: 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.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 617 G248b 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003708534 |
"Metropolitan Books/H. Holt & Co."
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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