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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... suggested that cancer - related pain was far more than a simple sensory experience . In a similar study comparing forty cancer patients with pain to forty cancer patients without pain , I also confirmed the existence and appropriateness ...
... suggested that cancer - related pain was far more than a simple sensory experience . In a similar study comparing forty cancer patients with pain to forty cancer patients without pain , I also confirmed the existence and appropriateness ...
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... suggested that " prayer can take the form of listening for what individuals would have said if they were in touch with their real feelings and needs " ( p . 67 ) . Understand that prayer is often a springboard for further discussion or ...
... suggested that " prayer can take the form of listening for what individuals would have said if they were in touch with their real feelings and needs " ( p . 67 ) . Understand that prayer is often a springboard for further discussion or ...
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... suggested doses that are equianalgesic to morphine . Clini- cal response is the criterion that must be applied for each patient ; titration to clinical responses is necessary . Because there is not complete cross - tolerance among these ...
... suggested doses that are equianalgesic to morphine . Clini- cal response is the criterion that must be applied for each patient ; titration to clinical responses is necessary . Because there is not complete cross - tolerance among these ...
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