Incidental findings : lessons from my patients in the art of medicine / Danielle Ofri.
Incidental findings : lessons from my patients in the art of medicine / Danielle Ofri.
Incidental findings : lessons from my patients in the art of medicine / Danielle Ofri.
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Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2005.
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N610.696/49
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English
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Physical content
179 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Prologue : incidental findings -- 1. Living will -- 2. Common ground -- 3. Acne -- 4. A day in the clinic -- 5. The journey -- 6. Torment -- 7. Vision -- 8. Terminal thoughts -- 9. In her own key -- 10. SAT -- 11. Tendrils -- 12. Missing the final act -- 13. Emigration -- 14. Tools of the trade.
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Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2005.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
c2005.
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"These fifteen intertwined tales follow Dr. Ofri as she travels beyond residency to rural communities, small towns, and eventually back to urban medicine. In "Living Will" a patient feels he has nothing to live for, and Dr. Ofri comes perilously close to agreeing with him. A patient's painful decision about an abortion in "Common Ground" highlights...
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Incidental findings : lessons from my patients in the art of medicine / Danielle Ofri.
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c2005.
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N610.696/49
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74VKP5MyDBwd
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ISBN
0807072664 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807072660 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
610.696
MMS ID
991019797619702626
