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Zui hao de gao bie

guan yu shuai lao yu si wang, ni bi xu zhi dao de chang shi = Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end
Pages
248
Published
2015
Language
Chinese

Synopsis

Atul Gawande explores the difficult aspects of his medical profession, focusing on how medicine can improve not only life but also the process of its ending. Through research and stories, Gawande argues that medical care can offer comfort and enhance our experience, providing a good life and a good end.

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About the author

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Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, is a surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. For more than 20 years, he has practiced general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is also Executive Director of Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health systems innovation, and Chairman of Lifebox, a nonprofit orga...