Being Mortal

by Atul Gawande

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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" "Lebensverl\u00e4ngerung" "Aging--physiology" "Aging--physiological aspects" "R726.8 .g39 2014" "Wb 310" "362.17/5"]

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