Topics in Palliative Care, Volume 1 (Topics in Palliative Care Series) - Hardcover

 
9780195102444: Topics in Palliative Care, Volume 1 (Topics in Palliative Care Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195102444 ISBN 13: 9780195102444
Publisher: OUP USA, 1997

Synopsis

Palliative care, which focuses on the management of phenomena that produce discomfort and otherwise undermine the quality of life of patients with incurable medical disorders, is a clinical specialty that is just beginning to define itself in the United States. This first volume in the Topics in Palliative Care series will discuss palliative care topics, such as pharmacotherapy of pain, adjustments to cancer, management of delirium, and gastrointestinal disorders.

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About the Author

Russell K. Portenoy, M.D., is Co-Chief, Pain and Palliative Care Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is also Associate Professor of Neurology at Cornell University Medical College, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Eduardo Bruera, M.D., is Professor of Oncology, Alberta Cancer Foundation Chair in Palliative Care, and the Director of the Palliative Care Program at the Grey Nuns Community Health Center and the Cross Cancer Institute.

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Publisher
OUP USA
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195102444
ISBN 13 
9780195102444
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
328
Editor
Portenoy Russell K., Bruera Eduardo