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Topics In Palliative Care

Russell K. Portenoy (Editor)
Eduardo Bruera (Editor)

Published by Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Hardback

Volume One, Publication date: March, 1997
ISBN: 0195102444

Volume Two, Publication date: May, 1998
ISBN: 0195102452

Synopsis

These standard reference texts should be part of any library for hospice and palliative medicine. Each chapter covers a specialized aspect of palliative care for the terminally ill in an authoritative manner.

Volume One reviews adjustment to cancer, pharmacotherapy of pain, management of delirium, and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. (25 contributors)
Volume Two covers neuropathic pain, cachexia / anorexia, asthenia, and psychological issues in the caregiver.

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