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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 5-10 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	März 2013
Genre:	Soziologie
ISBN:	9781583335123
EAN-Code:	9781583335123
Verlag:	Penguin Publishing Group
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 210 mm / B 140 mm / D 20 mm
Gewicht:	464 gr
Seiten:	338
Zus. Info:	Paperback
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A doctor on the front lines of hospital care illuminates one of the most important and controversial social issues of our time. It is harder to die in this country than ever before. Though the vast majority of Americans would prefer to die at home-which hospice care provides-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 how we die represents a national crisis today. To ensure the best possible elder care, Dr. Byock explains we must not only remake our healthcare system but also move beyond our cultural aversion to thinking about death. The Best Care Possible is a compelling meditation on medicine and ethics told through page-turning life-or-death medical drama. It has the power to lead a new national conversation.