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