How doctors think / Jerome Groopman.

Author/creator Groopman, Jerome E.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Description307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Flesh-and-blood decision making -- Lessons from the heart -- Spinning plates -- Gatekeepers -- A new mother's challenge -- The uncertainty of the expert -- Surgery and satisfaction -- The eye of the beholder -- Marketing, money, and medical decisions -- In service of the soul -- Epilogue : a patient's questions.
Abstract A physician discusses the thought patterns and actions that lead to misdiagnosis on the part of healthcare providers, and suggests methods that patients can use to help doctors assess conditions more accurately.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 274-291) and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Dowdy Bookstore, donor for copy 2.
LCCN 2006035718
ISBN9780618610037 :
ISBN0618610030

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