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Autore |
DA Marcus |
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Titolo |
Chronic Pain [[electronic resource] ] : An Atlas of Investigation and Management |
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Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-29310-9 |
9786612293108 |
1-84692-606-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (149 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chronic Disease -- Atlases |
Chronic pain -- Atlases |
Pain -- Atlases |
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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 contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Definition and classification of chronic pain; Chapter 2: Chronic pain management strategies; Chapter 3: Headache; Chapter 4: Neck and upper extremity pain; Chapter 5: Back and lower extremity pain; Chapter 6: Neuropathic pain; Chapter 7: Fibromyalgia and arthritis; Chapter 8: Cancer pain; Chapter 9: End-of-life care; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Chronic pain affects nearly one in every four adults worldwide, with pain one of the most common symptoms resulting in medical consultation. The increasing focus on chronic pain presents difficulties for the busy practitioner. Patients typically describe a complex pattern of discomfort, disability, and distress, with pain affecting physical, social, and psychological functioning. Clinicians must efficiently condense widely varied symptomatic descriptions into characteristic patterns to permit accurate diagnosis and implement effective treatment. This atlas serves as a useful educational resour |
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