Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end
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Gawande, Atul,
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Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
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Large Print
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This Large print edition.
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437 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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LC Subjects
Aging -- Physiological aspects
Aging -- Physiological aspects.
Critical care medicine
Critical care medicine.
Death -- Attitudes
Death -- Attitudes.
Large print books
Large type books.
Large type books.
Prognosis.
Quality of life.
Terminal care
Terminal care -- Decision making.
Terminal care.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Aging -- Physiological aspects.
Critical care medicine.
Death -- Attitudes.
Large type books.
Prognosis.
Quality of life.
Terminal care.
Other Subjects
Aging -- Physiological aspects.
Aging.
Attitude (Psychology)
Critical care medicine.
Death -- Attitudes.
Death.
Diagnosis.
Large print books.
Large print books.
Quality of life.
Quality of life.
Terminal care.
Terminal care.

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Published
Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
Edition
This Large print edition.
Language
English

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"Thorndike Press large print basic"--Title page verso.
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Originally published: New York : Henry Holt & Company, 2014.
Description
Practicing surgeon Atul Gawande examines the limitations and failures of medicine in reference to aging, frailty, and death.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gawande, A. (2015). Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end (This Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gawande, Atul. 2015. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gawande, Atul. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gawande, Atul. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End This Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.

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