Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality
- ISBN-10
- 030727537X
- ISBN-13
- 9780307275370
- Series
- Final Exam
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 267
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Pauline W. Chen
Description
In a series of reflections on the world of modern medicine, a young doctor describes how physicians must deal with the inescapable reality of death, the risks and rewards of emotional involvement, patients' expectations concerning their doctors, and her personal experiences throughout her education, residency, and practice with mortality. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
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