The best care possible : a physician's quest to transform care through the end of life
Record details
- ISBN: 9781583334591 (hc.)
- ISBN: 1583334599 (hc.)
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Physical Description:
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320 p. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: New York : Avery, c2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Apr 12 |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1. The best care possible. The best care possible -- pt. 2. Life-and-death decisions. Between Scylla and Charybdis, a rock and a hard place, and the Devil and the deep blue sea ; Balancing acts: weighing potential benefits against risks and burdens -- pt. 3. Palliative care: completing the therapeutic continuum. Palliative care: a surprising new specialty (Hint: it's not just for dying) ; Morbidity and mortality -- pt. 4. Real doctoring for the twenty-first century. What are doctors for? ; The busy day that Sharon died -- pt. 5. Transforming medicine and society. Fixing health care ; Imagining a care-full society ; Standing on common high ground. |
Target Audience Note: | All Ages. |
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Subject: | Byock, Ira Attitude to Death -- United States Quality of Life -- United States Palliative Care -- United States Terminal Care -- United States |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Stonewall Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Stonewall Library | 616.029 BYOCK (Text) | 3678676010 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |