First, Do No Harm
by Lisa Belkin
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Author: Lisa BelkinEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Published: 1994-03-02
ISBN: 044922290X
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Fawcett
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Book Review: great book
Summary: 5 Stars
i really like this book. touching stories that open your brain to different dilemmas in medical ethics, a subject i enjoy reading about. i lent it to several friends, all of whom loved the book.
Summary of First, Do No Harm
"A powerful, true story of life and death in a major metropolitan hospital...Harrowing... An important book."THE NEW YORK TIMES
What is life worth? And what is a life worth living? At a time when America faces vital choices about the future of its health care, former NEW YORK TIMES correspondent Lisa Belkin takes a powerful and poignant look at the inner workings of Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, telling the remarkable, real-life stories of the doctors, patients, families, and hospital administrators who must ask--and ultimately answer--the most profound and heart-rendng questions about life and death.
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