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Palliative Medicine: Evidence-Based Symptomatic and Supportive Care for Patients With Advanced Cancer - Couverture souple

Woodruff, Roger

 
9780195516777: Palliative Medicine: Evidence-Based Symptomatic and Supportive Care for Patients With Advanced Cancer

Synopsis

In this thoroughly revised fourth edition of Palliative Medicine, Roger Woodruff draws on recent research and new developments in treatment to survey the principles of palliative care and related ethical issues. The primary focus is on the management and treatment of pain and other symptoms experienced by patients with advanced cancer. The author contributes to the delivery of better care to more patients with a terminal illness, through thorough analysis and application of methods of pain relief and treatment of other symptoms in the terminally ill patient. All the work is firmly grounded in an evidence based approach and is thoroughly referenced to the latest research in the area.

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À propos de l'auteur

Roger Woodruff is at Austin and Repatriation Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

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