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A Patient's Guide to Surgery /

In a Patient's Guide to Surgery, Dr. Edward L. Bradley III explains all you need to know to prepare yourself for the surgical experience. This book describes how you can actively participate in the decision-making process and, as a result, improve your chances for successful surgery and recover...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bradley, Edward L. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Consumer Reports Books (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1994]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. An overview of surgery
  • 2. "You need an operation"
  • 3. Survival and success
  • 4. Expectations
  • 5. How surgeons are made
  • 6. Choosing a surgeon
  • 7. Second thoughts
  • 8. Surgical fees
  • 9. Choosing a hospital
  • 10. Pain control
  • 11. Your operation: before and after
  • 12. Operations and observations
  • 13. Quality control
  • Epilogue.