Oxford textbook of palliative medicine.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.Edition: 4th ed. / edited by Geoffrey Hanks ... [et al.]Description: 1360 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780198570295 (hbk.) :
- 0198570295 (hbk.) :
- 0198570295
- Textbook of palliative medicine
- 616.029 HAN
- R726.8
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Previous ed.: 2004.
Section 1: Introduction Section 2: The worldwide status of palliative care Section 3: The challenge of palliative medicine Section 4: The interdisciplinary team Section 5: Ethical issues Section 6: Communication and palliative medicine Section 7: Research in palliative medicine Section 8: Principles of drug use in palliative medicine Section 9: Disease modifying management in advanced cancer Section 10: The management of Common Symptoms and Disorders Section 11: Issues in specific neoplastic disease Section 12: Palliative medicine in non-malignant disease Section 13: Paediatric palliative medicine Section 14: Geriatric palliative medicine Section 15: Psychiatric, psychosocial and spiritual issues in palliative medicine Section 16: Rehabilitation in palliative medicine Section 17: Complementary therapies in palliative medicine Section 18: Palliative medicine in the home Section 19: The terminal phase Section 20: Education and training in palliative medicine.
Emphasising the multi-disciplinary nature of palliative care, the fourth edition of this text also looks at the individual professional roles that contribute to the best-quality palliative care.