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001			879416935
003			OCoLC
005			20190501183529.0
007			ta
008			150320s2014 nyua b 000 0 eng
010			_a2014017442
020			_a9780805095159
035			_a(OCoLC)879416935 _z(OCoLC)869437844 _z(OCoLC)869770772
040			_aMe _beng _cMe _erda
050	0	0	_aR726.8 _b.G39 2014
082	0	0	_a362.17/5 _223
100	1		_aGawande, Atul, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aBeing mortal : _bmedicine and what matters in the end _cAtul Gawande.
250			_aFirst edition.
260		1	_aNew York : _bMetropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, _c2014.
300			_a282 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aThe independent self -- Things fall apart -- Dependence -- Assistance -- A better life -- Letting go -- Hard conversations -- Courage.
520			_aAtul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling, Gawande asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end.
650		0	_aTerminal care.
650		0	_aCritical care medicine.
650		0	_aAging _xPhysiological aspects.
650		0	_aPrognosis.
650		0	_aQuality of life.
791	2		_aCurtis Memorial Library (Brunswick, Me.) _bCHIP Collection.
902			_a141015
961	w	l	_t12
999			_c8309 _d8309