Current Perspectives and Future Directions in Palliative Medicine /

Intractable illnesses such as advanced cancer, AIDS, and chronic progressive neurological diseases present health-care professionals with an array of symptoms and ethical issues that demand extensive exploration and consideration. As the quest for advances in symptomatology continues, it is imperati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eguchi, Kenji
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Klastersky, J. (Jean), Feld, R. (Ronald)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan, 1998.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Symptom Control in Palliative Medicine; Standard Management and Clinical Trials I
  • Symptom Control in Palliative Medicine, Standard Management and Clinical Trials II
  • Depression; A Major Psychological and Emotional Problem
  • Ethics in Palliative Medicine
  • Health Economics in Palliative Medicine
  • Quality of Life (QOL) Research
  • Patient Education and Ethics.