Cancer Pain ManagementJones and Bartlett Publishers, 1995 - 380 pages Cancer Pain Management, Second Edition will substantially advance pain education. The unique combination of authors -- an educator, a leading practitioner and administrator, and a research scientist -- provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage in addressing this important aspect of cancer care. The contributors, acknowledged experts in their areas, address a wide scope of issues. Educating health care providers to better assess and manage pain and improve patientsrsquo; and familiesrsquo; coping strategies are primary goals of this book. Developing research-based clinical guidelines and increasing funding for research is also covered. Ethical issues surrounding pain management and health policy implications are also explored. |
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... referred to Chapter 10 , by Ferrell and Ferrell , in this book for a discussion of pain in elderly cancer patients . Greenwald 104 observed interethnic differ- ences in the way in which people describe affective aspects of pain ...
... referred to Chapter 10 , by Ferrell and Ferrell , in this book for a discussion of pain in elderly cancer patients . Greenwald 104 observed interethnic differ- ences in the way in which people describe affective aspects of pain ...
Page 74
... referred pain33 . Input from nociceptive fibers innervating visceral organs and nociceptive somatic fibers innervating the body part to which pain is referred converge on the same WDR neuron . When the message received by the WDR neuron ...
... referred pain33 . Input from nociceptive fibers innervating visceral organs and nociceptive somatic fibers innervating the body part to which pain is referred converge on the same WDR neuron . When the message received by the WDR neuron ...
Page 132
... referred elsewhere for an excellent review of spinal anatomy . ? The Spinal Column Each vertebra consists of an anterior compo- nent and a posterior component . The larger , more uniform anterior vertebral body is more likely than the ...
... referred elsewhere for an excellent review of spinal anatomy . ? The Spinal Column Each vertebra consists of an anterior compo- nent and a posterior component . The larger , more uniform anterior vertebral body is more likely than the ...
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