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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
By
Atul Gawande
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Publication date
April 3, 2007
Pages
273
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780805082111
ISBN-10
0805082115
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
Original list price
$28.00
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When Breath Becomes Air | Complications | Complications | The Checklist Manifesto | Being Mortal | The Laws of Medicine | The Emperor of All Maladies | Mountains Beyond Mountains | How Doctors Think
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The surgeon-author of Complications explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, the influence of money on modern medicine, malpractice, and surgical errors. 150,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
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1 edition from Metropolitan Books (April 3, 2007)
9780805082111 | details & prices | 273 pages | 6.25 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $28.00
About: 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.
About: 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.
Paperback
1 reprint edition from Picador USA (January 22, 2008)
9780312427658 | details & prices | 273 pages | 6.25 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.62 lbs | List price $16.00
About: The surgeon-author of Complications explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, the influence of money on modern medicine, malpractice, and surgical errors.
About: The surgeon-author of Complications explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, the influence of money on modern medicine, malpractice, and surgical errors.
Miscellaneous
from Metropolitan Books (April 3, 2007)
9781429927949 | details & prices | 288 pages | List price $9.99
CD/Spoken Word
With John Bedford Lloyd (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from St Martins Pr (April 3, 2007)
9781427200983 | details & prices | 5.00 × 5.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $34.99
About: 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.
About: 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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