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082			_a362.1109 CRI
245			_aFive patients: the hospital explained
260			_aNew York: _bBallantine Books, _c1989.
300			_a246 p.: pbk.: 18 cm
504			_aIncludes Bibliographical References and Glossary
520			_aFive Patients is a non-fiction book by Michael Crichton that recounts his experiences of hospital practices during the late 1960s at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and describes the changes he anticipates in healthcare in coming years. It is his first non-fiction book. The book describes each of five patients through their hospital experience and the context of their treatment. Crichton notes in the foreword of the 1994 reprint of this book that medical practices (both the culture, technology, and finances) have changed significantly since the book was written, but that the text was left as is to give a more complete glimpse into the past.
650			_aSocial Science
650			_aSocial Problems
650			_aPhysical Illnesses
650			_aHospitals
650			_aMassachusetts - General Hospital
650			_aHospital Care
942			_2ddc _cTD
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