Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care

doi:10.1136/bmj.322.7283.437/b

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Joanne Lynn, director

RAND Center to Improve Care of the Dying, Arlington, USA

Nicholas A Christakis

University of Chicago Press, £19, pp 296

ISBN 0 226 10470 2

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When I visit a teaching hospital and review a seriously ill patient's case with trainees, I often ask something like, “What do you imagine this lady's life will be like in a few months?” Until recently, I was regularly met with an answer like, “I'm glad that's not my job.” As a …