Genetic Rounds: A Doctor's Encounters in the Field that Revolutionized Medicine - Couverture rigide

Marion, Robert

 
9781607144601: Genetic Rounds: A Doctor's Encounters in the Field that Revolutionized Medicine
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ISBN 10 : 1607144603 ISBN 13 : 9781607144601
Editeur : Kaplan Trade, 2009

Synopsis

Unusual book

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The best-selling author of The Intern Blues shares extraordinary medical detective stories from his 30-year career as a top pediatric geneticist" . . . part medical detective story, part scientific tour de force, and part highly personal and emotional story . . . " - Perri Klass, MD, author of Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters to a Young Doctor" . . . [Robert Marion] is a sympathetic advocate for his patients who lucidly interprets complex medical conditions for lay readers" - Publishers Weekly" . . . a straightforward, and often poignant, collection of true stories"- American Journal of Human GeneticsDr. Robert Marion is revered throughout the world of medicine as both an eloquent writer and an esteemed caretaker. In Genetic Rounds, Dr. Marion challenges common assumptions about how genetics can and should be used in pediatric medicine, and what moral dilemmas are associated with the field. Genetic Rounds is a vivid and compelling portrait of the patients Dr. Marion has encountered throughout his career. He tells their stories of triumph, tragedy, elegance, and grace. In these personal and engrossing tales, Dr. Marion renders the human face of medicine with unforgettable candor and compassion.

Biographie de l'auteur

Robert Marion, M.D. is a professor of pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York, is the director of clinical genetics at both the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Blythedale Children's Hospital, Valhalla, New York. He is the author of six published books, including the best-selling and timeless classics The Intern Blues and Learning to Play God: The Coming of Age of a Young Doctor.

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Éditeur
Kaplan Trade
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1607144603
ISBN 13 
9781607144601
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1607147165 ISBN 13 :  9781607147169
Editeur : Kaplan Trade, 2010
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