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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end / Atul Gawande.

By: Gawande, Atul [author.]Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Books : Henry Holt & Company, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: 282 pages ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780805095159 :; 0805095152 :Subject(s): Terminal care | Aging | DeathDDC classification: 362.17/5 LOC classification: R726.8 | .G39 2014

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Activities of daily living -- Things fall apart -- Dependence -- Assistance -- A better life -- Letting go -- Hard conversations -- Courage.

Summary: A prominent surgeon argues against modern medical practices that extend life at the expense of quality of life while isolating the dying, outlining suggestions for freer, more fulfilling approaches to death that enable more dignified and comfortable choices.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277).

Activities of daily living -- Things fall apart -- Dependence -- Assistance -- A better life -- Letting go -- Hard conversations -- Courage.

A prominent surgeon argues against modern medical practices that extend life at the expense of quality of life while isolating the dying, outlining suggestions for freer, more fulfilling approaches to death that enable more dignified and comfortable choices.

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