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• Title:The surgeons : life and death in a top heart center / Charles R. Morris.
  
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• Author/Creator:Morris, Charles R.
  
• Published/Created:New York : W. W. Norton, ©2007.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WG28 .M875 2007
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Columbia University Medical Center.
  Heart--Surgery--New York (State)--New York--History.
  Heart surgeons--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
  
• Medical Subjects: Academic Medical Centers--history--New York (State)--New York--Personal Narratives.
  Thoracic Surgery--history--New York (State)--New York--Personal Narratives.
  Cardiac Surgical Procedures--New York (State)--New York--Personal Narratives.
  Health Policy--trends--New York (State)--New York--Personal Narratives.
  
• Edition:1st ed.
  
• Description:xvi, 317 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780393065626 (hardcover)
  0393065626 (hardcover)
  
• Contents:Ch. 1. Fixing Mr. Goldfarb
  Ch. 2. Very Short History of Heart Surgery
  Ch. 3. Artisans at Work
  Ch. 4. Most Precious Resource
  Ch. 5. Erika's Story
  Ch. 6. School for Heart Surgeons
  Ch. 7. Measurement Problem
  Ch. 8. Future of Heart Surgery
  Ch. 9. Money
  Ch. 10. Policy
  Appendix I. How the Heart Works
  Appendix II. New York State Cardiac Hospital Rating System.