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Explains the act of prognosis in its varying forms - from the perspective of doctors. This book examines why physicians are reluctant to predict the future, what uses doctors make of prognosis, the symbolism it contains, and the practical and emotional difficulties it involves.

Death Foretold Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/04/2001
      ISBN13: 9780226104713, 978-0226104713
      ISBN10: 0226104710
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      Book Synopsis
      Explains the act of prognosis in its varying forms - from the perspective of doctors. This book examines why physicians are reluctant to predict the future, what uses doctors make of prognosis, the symbolism it contains, and the practical and emotional difficulties it involves.

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