The best care possible : a physician's quest to transform care through the end of life
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Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
616.029 Byock
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616.029 Byock
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Williamson Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
616.02 BYO
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616.02 BYO
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Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 616.029 Byock | Available |
Williamson Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 616.02 BYO | Available |
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320 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"A palliative care doctor on the front lines of hospital care illuminates one of the most important and controversial ethical issues of our time on his quest to transform care through the end of life. It is harder to die in this country than ever before. Statistics show that the vast majority of Americans would prefer to die at home, yet many of us spend our last days fearful and in pain in a healthcare system ruled by high-tech procedures and a philosophy to "fight disease and illness at all cost." Dr. Ira Byock, one of the foremost palliative-care physicians in the country, argues that end-of-life care is among the biggest national crises facing us today. In addressing the crisis, politics has trumped reason. Dr. Byock explains that to ensure the best possible care for those we love-and eventually ourselves- we must not only remake our healthcare system, we must also move past our cultural aversion to talking about death and acknowledge the fact of mortality once and for all."--Provided by the publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Byock, I. (2012). The best care possible: a physician's quest to transform care through the end of life . Avery/Penguin Group (USA).
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Byock, Ira. 2012. The Best Care Possible: A Physician's Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life. Avery/Penguin Group (USA).
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Byock, Ira. The Best Care Possible: A Physician's Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life Avery/Penguin Group (USA), 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Byock, Ira. The Best Care Possible: A Physician's Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life Avery/Penguin Group (USA), 2012.
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