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UNINA9910825552803321 |
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Titolo |
Cancer pain : assessment and management / / edited by Eduardo D. Bruera, Russell K. Portenoy |
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Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-21095-X |
0-511-70028-8 |
0-511-64184-2 |
0-511-63940-6 |
0-511-63833-7 |
0-511-64235-0 |
0-511-64048-X |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 643 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BrueraEduardo |
PortenoyRussell K |
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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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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; SECTION I MECHANISMS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY; SECTION II EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SYNDROMES; SECTION III ASSESSMENT; SECTION IV PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT; SECTION V OTHER INTERVENTIONAL STRATEGIES; SECTION VI REHABILITATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS; SECTION VII THE ROLE OF ANTINEOPLASTIC THERAPIES IN PAIN CONTROL; SECTION VIII PAIN IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS; SECTION IX DIFFICULT PAIN PROBLEMS; SECTION X SYSTEMS OF CARE; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Drs Eduardo D. Bruera and Russell K. Portenoy have completely revised and updated the widely respected Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management for the second edition of this unanimously praised book. This is a comprehensive, clinically oriented review of all aspects of the complex and multidimensional problem of cancer pain. The unique characteristics of cancer pain, including pathophysiology, clinical assessment, diagnosis, and pharmacological and nonpharmacological |
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management are all discussed here in detail. Internationally recognized leaders in cancer pain research have contributed to many new chapters, including neuraxial analgesia, hospice and institution-based palliative care programs, bone pain, and cancer pain and palliative care in the developing world. Cancer Pain continues to be a scholarly but accessible text that is an essential resource for physicians, nurses, and medical students who treat suffering from cancer pain. |
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