Published January, 2012
By Sam H. Ahmedzai, David R. Baldwin, David C. Currow and David Currow
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Supportive Care Series
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The second edition of this popular title in the Supportive Care series focuses on the aetiology, diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases, emphasising symptoms, quality of life and psychosocial support. The underlying theme of the book is the application of modern research-based knowledge, in a humane way, for those with advancing disease.

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Published January, 2012
By Harvey Max Chochinov and William Breitbart
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Written by internationally known psychiatry and palliative care experts, the Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine addresses the psychological and spiritual challenges faced by patients and their families. This edition is an essential reference for all providers of palliative care.

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Published January, 2012
By Joachim Cohen and Luc Deliens
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Focusing on population health and discussing studies using different methodologies, A Public Health Perspective on End of Life Care presents a synthesis and overview of relevant research and empirical data on the end of life that can bear a basis for a more systematic 'public health of the end of life'.

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Published January, 2012
By Susan Fowler-Kerry, Caprice Knapp and Vanessa Madden
Publisher: Springer
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The first of its kind, this book describes pediatric palliative care in more than 23 countries. For example, the chapter on Poland describes how pediatric palliative care grew from the Catholic church into a national movement spearheaded by several health care workers.

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Published December, 2011
By Nigel Sykes, Joan Hester and Sue Peat
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This book informs healthcare professionals about the range of interventional techniques available for first-rate cancer pain management, with evidence of efficacy, side effects, and management advice.

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Published November, 2011
By Franklin G. Miller and Robert D. Truog
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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In Death, Dying, and Organ Transplantation: Reconstructing Medical Ethics at the End of Life, Miller and Truog challenge fundamental doctrines of established medical ethics. They argue systematically that physicians legitimately cause the death of patients in the routine practices of withdrawing life support and vital organ donation.

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Published October, 2011
By Walter Gatti
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
Series: I blu
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Published September, 2011
By Sheila Payne, David Oliviere and Barbara Monroe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This newly expanded, fully revised second edition, with 11 new chapters, provides a comprehensive analysis of discrimination, difference and disadvantage in end of life care, and offers practical guidance for all who seek to support the equitable provision of good end of life care.

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Published August, 2011
By Geoffrey Dunn and Geoff Dunn
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Presents a comprehensive look at surgical palliative care. This title covers topics such as In-Patient Palliative Care Consultation and Surgery, Palliative Care in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Surgical Intensive Care and Bereavement, Palliative Surgical Oncology, The Palliative Surgery Discussion, and, Palliative Interventional Radiology.

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Published July, 2011
By Victor Pace, Adrian Treloar and Sharon Scott
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Specialist Handbooks in End of Life Care
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Dementia is a growing issue, exacerbated by improvements in health care which have led to an ageing population. This book concentrates on advanced disease and addresses issues such as pain management, decision-making, communication, the Mental Health Capacity Act, dementia in the younger patient, and the carer's perspective.

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