The Renewal of Generosity: Illness, Medicine, and How to Live

by Arthur W. Frank

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Contemporary health care often lacks generosity of spirit, even when treatment is most efficient. Too many patients are left unhappy with how they are treated, and too many medical professionals feel estranged from the calling that drew them to medicine. Arthur W. Frank tells the stories of ill people, doctors, and nurses who are restoring generosity to medicine-generosity toward others and to themselves.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226260178

ISBN13:9780226260174

Release Date:October 2004

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:166 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.3" x 7.8"

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Administration & Policy Clinical Doctor-Patient Relations Ethics Family Practice Medical Medical Books Medical Ethics Medicine Nurse & Patient Nursing Patient Education Physician & Patient

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