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![Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care by Nicholas A. Christakis](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBd2JROUE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--5e05a883e4547e6d5fa3593be6c91e36ba2752ac/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/Death%20Foretold-%20Prophecy%20and%20Prognosis%20in%20Medical%20Care.jpg)
374 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226104713
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 01 April 2001
Description
This groundbreaking book explains prognosis from the perspective of doctors, examining why physicians are reluctant to predict the future, how doctors use prognosis, the symbolism it contains, and the emotional difficulties it involves. Drawing on...
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![Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care by Nicholas A. Christakis](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBd2JROUE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--5e05a883e4547e6d5fa3593be6c91e36ba2752ac/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/Death%20Foretold-%20Prophecy%20and%20Prognosis%20in%20Medical%20Care.jpg)
374 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226104713
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 01 April 2001
Description
This groundbreaking book explains prognosis from the perspective of doctors, examining why physicians are reluctant to predict the future, how doctors use prognosis, the symbolism it contains, and the emotional difficulties it involves. Drawing on...