Edition |
First Owl edition. |
Description |
160 pages : |
Note |
Previously published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1999. |
Summary |
Hailed by The Boston Globe as "a compact, faceted gem that shines with intelligence, " this stunning collection offers a startling and moving look at people whose lives are on the line and the men and women who try to keep them from crossing it. These twenty-eight vignettes seamlessly juxtapose visceral portrayals of life-and-death medical situations with lyrical meditations on the world of medicine and the world at large. |
Subject |
Hospitals -- Emergency services.
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Emergency medicine.
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ISBN |
0805065970 13.00 |
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