Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science Contributor(s): Gawande, Atul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312421702 ISBN-13: 9780312421700 Publisher: Metropolitan Books OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: This collection of gripping accounts of true cases explores the power and thelimits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge. |
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BISAC Categories: - Medical | Essays - Medical | Surgery - General |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 288 pages |
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Publisher Description: In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is--uncertain, perplexing, and profoundly human. Complications is a 2002 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gawande, Atul: -
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