Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care 
Subtitle: Systemic Reviews and Validated Clinical Practice Guidelines for 15 Common Problems in Patients with Life Limiting Disease
Contributors: Arthur G. Lipman (Editor); Kenneth C., Ii Jackson (Editor); Linda S. Tyler (Editor)
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: September 6, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780789010148
Subjects: Clinical & Internal Medicine; Palliative medicine; Pain Medicine; Health & Fitness; Diagnosis; Psychology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Nursing - General; Health/Fitness; Health Care Issues; Emergency Medicine; Terminal care; Abstracts; Palliative treatment; Clinical Chemistry; Evidence-based medicine
First sentence: Palliative care has been defined and described by the World Health Organization as the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment.