Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity

Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity

The first book for the general public about mindfulness and medical practice, a groundbreaking, intimate exploration of how doctors think and what matters most—safe, effective, patient-centered, compa…

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