Unaccountable
Are you risking your life when you go to the hostpital? Consider this: One study found that 1 in 4 patients are harmed by medical errors. Another reported that doctors operate on teh wrong person or the wrong body part as often as 40 times a week. Every day, medical care that's unnecessary, outdated, or downright dangerous awaits unwitting patients, even at some of our most prestigious hospitals.
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- Full title :Unaccountable / Marty Makary.
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Are you risking your life when you go to the hostpital? Consider this: One study found that 1 in 4 patients are harmed by medical errors. Another reported that doctors operate on teh wrong person or the wrong body part as often as 40 times a week. Every day, medical care that's unnecessary, outdated, or downright dangerous awaits unwitting patients, even at some of our most prestigious hospitals.
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- Publication Date:©2012
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):St. Martin's
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012
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- Description:246 pages : : ; : 24 cm
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- ISBN:9781608198368, 1608198367
- oclc:on1296137509
- Dewey Decimal:610.73
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