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Main description:
This brand new edition pulls together the most up-to-date information on this complex, multidisciplinary area in a practical, user-friendly manner. It deals with the important social and psychological aspects for palliative care of people with incurable diseases including quality of life, communication and bereavement issues.
Contents:
1 The principles of palliative care. Balfour Mount, Geoffrey Hanks, Lorna McGoldrick. 2 The principles of control of cancer pain. Marie Fallon, Geoffrey Hanks, Nathan Cherny. 3 Difficult pain. Lesley Colvin, Karen Forbes, Marie Fallon. 4 Breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems. Carol Davis, Gillian Percy. 5 Oral health in patients with advanced disease. Jeremy Bagg, Andrew Davies. 6 Anorexia, cachexia, nutrition, and fatigue. Kenneth Fearon, Matthew Barber. 7 Nausea and vomiting. Kathryn Mannix. 8 Constipation, diarrhoea, and intestinal obstruction. Nigel Sykes, Carla Ripamonti, Eduardo Bruera, Debra Gordon. 9 Depression, anxiety, and confusion. Mari Lloyd-Williams. 10 Emergencies. Stephen Falk, Colette Reid. 11 The last 48 hours. James Adam. 12 Palliative care for children. Ann Goldman. 13 Communication. David Jeffrey. 14 The carers. Julia Addington-Hall, Amanda Ramirez. 15 Chronic non-malignant disease. Marie Fallon, Joanna Chambers, Francis Dunn, Raymond Voltz, Gian Borasio, Rob George, Roger Woodruff. 16 Community palliative care. Keri Thomas. 17 Bereavement. Marilyn Relf. 18 Complementary therapies. Michelle Kohn, Jane Maher. Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
Publication date: September, 2006
Pages: 96
Dimensions: 212.00 x 297.00 x 5.00
Weight: 307g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders, General Practice, Midwifery, Nursing, Palliative Medicine
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