Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care
Subtitle: Systemic Reviews and Validated Clinical Practice Guidelines for 15 Common Problems in Patients With ... & Symptom Control, V. 7, No. 4-V. 8, No. 1)
Contributors: Arthur G. Lipman (Editor); Kenneth C., Ii Jackson (Editor); Linda S. Tyler (Editor)
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: September 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780789010131
Subjects: Clinical & Internal Medicine; Palliative medicine; Palliative treatment; Health/Fitness; Diagnosis; Terminal Care Nursing; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Pain Medicine; Nursing - General; Emergency Medicine; Abstracts; Psychology; Terminal care; 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.