The Handbook of Palliative Care - Couverture souple

Faull, Christina; Etc.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0632047798 ISBN 13 : 9780632047796

Editeur : Blackwell Science Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

This work outlines the principles of palliative care for practising health professionals of different disciplines, designed to introduce a basic range of skills for use in both the community and hospital setting. It is a practically-based volume that covers cancer, as well as non-malignant disorders, with specific chapters on AIDS and motor neurone disease. It explores the practical, clinical and physiological aspects of caring for the terminally ill patient.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This handbook is a practical and comprehensive introduction the field of palliative medicine. It provides clear insight into many of the complex issues that arise in the delivery of palliative care and will be an invaluable resource to all disciplines involved in palliative care in hospital, hospice and community settings.

1st Edition was the WINNER of the 1999 BMA Medical Book of the Year Prize

WHY YOU SHOULD BUY THIS BOOK

∗ Comprehensive and authoritative text with a very practical and thorough approach

∗ Written by competent experts in the areas of their contributions

∗ New sections on heart failure, respiratory failure and end–stage renal failure

∗ Coverage of medicine management and complementary medicine in palliative care

∗ Discusses important areas of audit and ethical issues in palliative medicine

The second edition responds to evaluative comments on the first edition in strengthening its multidisciplinary focus and providing a broader professional approach through both the editorial team and contributors. It aims, as before, to embrace practical issues as well as to provide an evidence–based and empirical approach...
From the Preface

Revue de presse

"It is not so much a handbook of palliative care as the handbook of palliative care."
Palliative Medicine

"an original summary and an important contribution"
Respiratory Care

"plenty of value in this book"
Progress in Palliative Care

"a must for all practice and hospital libraries"
The British Journal of General Practice

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Science Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0632047798
• ISBN 13: 9780632047796
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible