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Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The struggle to perform well is universal, but nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine. A surgeon s notes on performance explores the pursuit of perfection in several areas of medical. Better talks about certain simplistic conclusions from complex problems. In his new book, atul gawande explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. Apr 22, 2007 atul gawande asks this question in better. Naked the chapter is titled naked and concerns the exam room etiquette that doctors and patients expect from one another and often uncomfortably tiptoe around.

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