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Fatal cure

From the master of the medical thriller comes a heart-stopping tale of intrigue and mystery set at the uncertain juncture of medical care and financial pragmatism; a story that reads like today's headlines. Fatal Cure is a hair-raising, timely foray into the dark side of medical reform, proving that with "managed care" the unthinkable can be as close as the local hospital. Doctors Angela and David Wilson believe they have found personal and professional bliss when they.

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  • "Todes-Engel"
  • "Fatal cure"@it
  • "Fatal cure"

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  • "From the master of the medical thriller comes a heart-stopping tale of intrigue and mystery set at the uncertain juncture of medical care and financial pragmatism; a story that reads like today's headlines. Fatal Cure is a hair-raising, timely foray into the dark side of medical reform, proving that with "managed care" the unthinkable can be as close as the local hospital. Doctors Angela and David Wilson believe they have found personal and professional bliss when they."@en
  • "Eight-year-old daughter, Nikki, who suffers from cystic fibrosis; and the opportunity to work within an enlightened system of "managed care." But all is not what it seems. After a resplendent fall, a stark landscape looms in Bartlet that reveals more than the skeletons of the trees. Gradually at first and then at a quickening pace, the Wilsons' earthly Nirvana disintegrates as mysterious, unexplained deaths become more than coincidences. The deadly nightmare of their."@en
  • "Een jong Amerikaans artsenechtpaar dat werk vindt in het ziekenhuis van een provinciestadje, krijgt na enkele maanden problemen op het werk; tegelijkertijd doet zich in het ziekenhuis een aantal raadselachtige sterfgevallen voor."
  • "Fataal. - Een jong Amerikaans artsenechtpaar dat werk vindt in het ziekenhuis van een provinciestadje, krijgt na enkele maanden problemen op het werk; tegelijkertijd doen zich in het ziekenhuis een aantal raadselachtige sterfgevallen voor."
  • "Vous pensiez que l'hôpital a pour mission de soigner les malades ? Détrompez-vous ! David et Angela Wilson vont en faire l'amère expérience.Nommés depuis peu à l'hôpital de Bartlet, dans le Vermont, ces deux jeunes et brillants médecins pleins d'espoir et confiants dans les possibilités de la science se trouvent très vite confrontés à une curieuse épidémie. Mais, surtout, à une direction qui leur reproche de pratiquer des examens trop coûteux. Pourtant, les morts se succèdent. Toujours plus suspectes. Et puis un jour, les Wilson sont à leur tour menacés. Après les difficiles sujets des trafics d'organes, de la fécondation artificielle ou des cobayes humains, le grand spécialiste du " thriller médical ", auteur des best-sellers Phase terminale, Naissances sur ordonnance ou Vengeance aveugle, aborde la question névralgique de la protection sociale et de la rentabilité des soins.[Source : 4e de couv.]."
  • "Leaving their urban hospital for a modern medical facility in Bartlet, Vermont, Doctors Angela and David Wilson begin to notice puzzling details in the deaths of several terminal patients there."@en
  • "Büyük şehrin stres dolu yaşamından kaçarak sakin bir kasabada iş bulan genç doktor, hastanede şüpheli ölümler ve garip olaylarla karşılaşır."
  • "Een jong Amerikaans artsenechtpaar dat werk vindt in het ziekenhuis van een provinciestadje, krijgt na enkele maanden problemen op het werk; tegelijkertijd doen zich in het ziekenhuis een aantal raadselachtige sterfgevallen voor."
  • "The Bartlett Community Hospital seemed like a dream come true for Dr.'s David and Angela Wilson, with a chance to work within a system of "managed care" and a perfect place to raise their daughter with cystic fibrosis. But then the dream turned to a nightmare ..."@en
  • "Revela historia de los doctores David y Angela Wilson quienes logran tener un complejo hospitalario en Vermot, sin pensarlo se ven envueltos en una pesadilla al descubrir que en el Hospital hay casos de acoso sexual y violaciones que muchas veces causan la muerte de los pacientes."@es
  • "Een jong Amerikaans artsenechtpaar krijgt problemen op het werk; tegelijkertijd doet zich in het ziekenhuis een aantal raadselachtige sterfgevallen voor."
  • "Life threatens them all, even Nikki, the most vulnerable. Fighting for their careers as well as for the very survival of their family, Angela and David must conquer the evil that confronts each of them before they are consumed by the horror. Mystery thriller and romance, a story rich in medical lore, Fatal Cure is Robin Cook at his probing, timely, page-turning best."@en
  • "Public health care is one of the most important issues in America today. Now Robin Cook, the bestselling master of medical suspense, confronts this controversial subject with an all-too-possible scenario as powerful--and terrifying--as his groundbreaking blockbuster, Coma. With its state-of-the-art facility and peaceful Vermont setting, the Bartlet Community Hospital seemed like a dream come true. It offered doctors David and Angela Wilson new career opportunities, a chance to work within an enlightened system of "Managed care" and a perfect place to raise their daughter, who suffered from cystic fibrosis. But then, one by one, their dreams turned to nightmares. And day by day, their patients began to die."@en
  • "Titre original: Fatal Cure."
  • "Opt to leave the university medical center for Bartlet Community Hospital, a modern, state-of-the-art medical facility in scenic Bartlet, Vermont. For Angela, a pathologist, and David, an internist/primary-care physician, Bartlet seems to be a dream come true: a town with green lawns and crystal lakes that is an idyllic haven from urban crime and pollution; a chance for a home of their own and a resurgence of romance in their relationship; a perfect environment for their."@en
  • ""Un couple de jeunes médecins a trouvé du travail dans un hôpital du Vermont. Mais le rêve tourne au cauchemar quand leurs patients meurent un à un ..."
  • "Doctors Angela and David Wilson believe they have found the perfect life in Vermont, until people die of unexplained deaths."
  • "Doctors Angela and David Wilson believe they have found the perfect life in Vermont, until people die of unexplained deaths."@en

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  • "Americké romány"
  • "Literatura grozy amerykańska"@pl
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "American fiction"
  • "Romány"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Thrillers (novels)"
  • "Novela médica"
  • "Thrillery (romány)"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Medical novels"@en
  • "Medical novels"
  • "Translations"
  • "Novela policíaca"

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  • "Zabójcza kuracja"
  • "Zabójcza kuracja"@pl
  • "Ölüm Diyeti"
  • "Todesengel : Roman"
  • "Zabojcza kuracja"
  • "Fatalno liječenje"
  • "Fataal"
  • "Vite in pericolo"
  • "Vite in pericolo"@it
  • "Cura fatal"@pt
  • "Todesengel Roman"
  • "Cura fatal"
  • "치명적치료 = Fatal cure"
  • "Tratamiento letal = fatal cure"
  • "Cure fatale : roman"
  • "Osudná léčba"
  • "Cure fatale roman"
  • "Ch'imyŏngjŏk ch'iryo = Fatal cure"
  • "Végzetes megoldás"@hu
  • "Végzetes megoldás"
  • "Ölüm diyeti"
  • "Cure fatale"
  • "Todesengel Thriller"
  • "Fatal cure"
  • "Fatal cure"@en
  • "Tratamiento letal"@es
  • "Tratamiento letal"
  • "Curación fatal"@es
  • "Curación fatal"

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