Issues in Palliative Care Research (Medicine)
Contributors: Russell K. Portenoy (Editor); Eduardo Bruera (Editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: January 25, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780195130652
First sentence: The treatment of pain was a major interest of Beecher, Lasagna, and Houde, three of the early proponents of randomized clinical trial methodology after its development in the late 1940s.
Description: Symptom control, management of psychosocial and spiritual concerns, decision-making consistent with values and goals, and care of the imminently dying that is appropriate and sensitive are among the critical issues in palliative care. This book explores progress made and future goals.