Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine

by Marie Fallon, Nicholas A. Christakis, Russell K. Portenoy, et al.

Book Overview

The first edition of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine was highly acclaimed and became the definitive text in the area. The new edition has been substantially augmented, revised and improved. New chapters include: provision of palliative care; economics of palliative care; clinical and organisational audit; measurement of pain and other symptoms; principles of drug use in palliative medicine; interventional radiology; asthenia; pruritus and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192630571
• ISBN13: 9780192630575
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 1309 Pages
• Weight: 8.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 2.8" x 10.8"