Being mortal : (Record no. 40128)
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| fixed length control field | 01697 a2200193 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780670086061 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gawande, Atul |
| 9 (RLIN) | 16769 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Being mortal : |
| Remainder of title | illness, medicine and what matters in the end |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Profile Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2014 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 282 P. |
| Other physical details | Hard |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The independent self --<br/>Things fall apart --<br/>Dependence --<br/>Assistance --<br/>A better life --<br/>Letting go --<br/>Hard conversations --<br/>Courage. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Doctors are trained to keep their patients alive as long as possible. But they are never taught how to prepare people to die. And yet for many patients, particularly the old and terminally ill, death is a question of when, not if. Should the medical profession rethink its approach to them? And in what way? With aging populations and hospital costs rising globally, these questions have become increasingly relevant. In his new book, Atul Gawande argues that an acceptance of mortality must lie at the center of the way we treat the dying. Using his experiences (and missteps) as a surgeon, comparing attitudes towards aging and death in the West and in India and drawing a powerful portrait of his father’s final years-a doctor who chose how he should go – Gawande has produced a work that is not only an extraordinary account of loss but one whose ideas are truly important. Questioning, profound and deeply moving, Being Mortal is a masterpiece. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Terminal care |
| 9 (RLIN) | 16770 |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Critical care medicine |
| 9 (RLIN) | 16771 |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Aging |
| General subdivision | Physiological aspects |
| 9 (RLIN) | 16772 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Main Library | Main Library | ON SHELF | 02/03/2015 | GRANTH/ CRB/0795/ 02-March-2015 | 479.20 | 615 / Gaw/ 29878 | 11129878 | 07/06/2022 | 599.00 | 02/03/2015 |