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Better : a surgeon's notes on performance / Atul Gawande.
Explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, malpractice, and surgical errors.
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- ISBN: 0312427654
- ISBN: 9780312427658
- Physical Description: 273 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st Picador ed.
- Publisher: New York : Picador, 2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Metropolitan Books, 2007. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- pt. 1. Diligence -- On washing hands -- The mop-up -- Casualties of war -- pt. 2. Doing right -- Naked -- What doctors owe -- Piecework -- The doctors of the death chamber -- On fighting -- pt. 3. Ingenuity -- The score -- The bell curve -- For performance -- Afterword : Suggestions for becoming a positive deviant -- Notes on sources -- Acknowledgments. |
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| Genre: | Personal Narrative. Case studies. Case studies. Trivia and miscellanea. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Treasure Valley Community College Library | 616 G248b (Text) | 32220001125943 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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