Prognosis or Prophecy?

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2014-01-01

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Gordon, Jill

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© 2014 Jill Gordon, Jane Macnaughton and Carl Edvard Rudebeck

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This chapter contemplates the challenge of the prognosis, of looking ahead, wondering what will happen, and attempting to make sense of life and death.

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health care , public health

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Gordon, J. (2014). Prognosis or prophecy? In J. Gordon, J. Macnaughton, & C. E. Rudebeck (Eds.), Medical humanities companion Vol. 4 Prognosis (pp. 67-78). London, England: Radcliffe.

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Medical Humanities Companion Vol. 4 Prognosis pp. 67-78

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