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Autore |
Enck Robert E |
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Titolo |
The Medical care of terminally ill patients [[electronic resource] /] / Robert E. Enck |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Johns Hopkins Series in Hematology/Oncology |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Palliative treatment |
Terminal care |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-217) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 - The Prognostication of Survival; Part I - The Management of Symptoms Common among Dying Patients; Chapter 2 - General Symptoms of Dying Patients; Chapter 3 - Other Problems of Patients with Cancer; Chapter 4 - Other Problems of Patients with Nonmalignant Diseases; Chapter 5 - Palliative Surgery; Part I I - The Management of Pain; Chapter 6 - An Overview of Pain Management; Chapter 7 - Opioids; Chapter 8 - Adjuvant Analgesic Drugs; Chapter 9 - Complications of Pharmacologic Therapy; Chapter 10 - Bone Pain |
Chapter 11 - Surgery and Other Nonpharmacologic Interventions to Manage PainPart I I I - The Management of Symptoms during the Last Few Days; Chapter 12 - The Final Moments; Chapter 13 - Issues concerning the Sustaining of Life; References; Index |
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