Palliative medicine : symptomatic and supportive care for patients with advanced cancer and AIDS / Roger Woodruff.
"This revised and updated edition of Palliative Medicine is about the care of patients with advanced cancer and AIDS. While the primary focus is the treatment of pain and other medical problems experienced by patients, the importance of psychosocial and non-physical aspects of suffering, andthe...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[1999]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | "This revised and updated edition of Palliative Medicine is about the care of patients with advanced cancer and AIDS. While the primary focus is the treatment of pain and other medical problems experienced by patients, the importance of psychosocial and non-physical aspects of suffering, andthe need for a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to care, are stressed. The principles of palliative care are discussed, as are ethical issues such as physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. The section on HIV infection and AIDS has been expanded with particular emphasis on thegastroenterological and neuropsychiatric features associated with this illness."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195506472 9780195506471 |