This book will be the first of its kind to offer intensive conversation analysis on patient-clinician interactions in the context of palliative medicine. The bo

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Physicians who care for patients with life-threatening illnesses face daunting communication challenges. Patients and family members can react to difficult news

"There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine--keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to ma