Palliative medicine : a case-based manual / edited by Neil MacDonald ... [et al.]. - 2. ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 - xvii, 421 p. : ill.

Repr. 2008

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Communication -- Pain -- Anorexia-cachexia-fatigue -- Psychosocial issues -- Respiratory problems -- Palliative care in non-malignant disease -- Gastrointestinal problems -- Spiritual care -- An approach to ethical issues -- Ethical issues in palliative care research -- Paediatric palliative care -- Cognitive impairment -- Dehydration -- Mouth care -- Malignant wounds and pressure ulcers -- Lymphoedema -- Genitourinary symptoms -- Home care of dying patients -- Information technology in palliative care.

9780198528326 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0198528329 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Palliative Care--case reports
Pain--therapy--case reports

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