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Sterblich sein

Was am Ende wirklich zählt. Über Würde, Autonomie und eine angemessene medizinische Versorgung

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An edition of Being Mortal (2014)

Sterblich sein

Was am Ende wirklich zählt. Über Würde, Autonomie und eine angemessene medizinische Versorgung

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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End is a 2014 non-fiction book by American surgeon Atul Gawande. The book addresses end-of-life care, hospice care, and also contains Gawande's reflections and personal stories. He suggests that medical care should focus on well-being rather than survival. Being Mortal has won awards, appeared on lists of best books, and been featured in a documentary.

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dying geriatrics medicine Activities of Daily Living Conduct of life Attitude to Death Critical care medicine Terminal care Diagnosis Attitude (Psychology) SOCIAL SCIENCE Elderly Aged Physiology Death & Dying Physiological aspects Aging Death Quality of Life Prognosis Palliative treatment Medical ethics Older people Death, psychological aspects Attitudes Large type books MEDICAL / Terminal Care nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2014-10-26 New York Times bestseller New York Times reviewed Mortality Family and Relationships Sterben Sterbebegleitung Krankenpflege Lebensverlängerung Aging--physiology Aging--physiological aspects R726.8 .g39 2014 Wb 310 362.17/5 Critical Care Soins en phase terminale Soins intensifs Vieillissement Aspect physiologique Mort Pronostics (Pathologie) Qualité de la vie Lin zhong guan huai xue

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Sterblich sein: Was am Ende wirklich zählt. Über Würde, Autonomie und eine angemessene medizinische Versorgung
Jul 27, 2017, FISCHER Taschenbuch
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Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End
2017, Anchor Canada
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
2017-09, Picador
paperback in English - First Picador Edition (1)
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
2017-09, Picador
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Zui hao de gao bie: guan yu shuai lao yu si wang, ni bi xu zhi dao de chang shi = Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end
2015, Zhejiang ren min chu ban she
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
2015, Profile Books
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
2014, Metropolitan Books
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2014, Metropolitan Books
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
2014, Metropolitan Books, Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company
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Source title: Sterblich sein: Was am Ende wirklich zählt. Über Würde, Autonomie und eine angemessene medizinische Versorgung

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I learned about a lot of things in medical school, but mortality wasn’t one of them.
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