1846685818 
Being mortal : illness, medicine and what matters in the end / Atul Gawande.
Publication year: 2014
Format: Book
Publisher: London : Profile Books,
ISBN: 9781846685811 (hbk.) :
Description:
Published in association with Wellcome Collection.
Atul Gawande examines his experiences as a surgeon, as he confronts the realities of ageing and dying in his patients and in his family, as well as the limits of what he can do. He emerges with a story that crosses the globe and history, exploring questions that range from the curious to the profound.
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282 pages ; 23 cm
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That falls are the major cause of premature death in the elderly was a surprise to me but ought to have been obvious. Kind but not sentimental book.
28/03/19
East Riding
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