| Description |
viii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Nausea : definitions, history, and function -- Prevalence of nausea from various causes -- Nausea as a protective control mechanism with a dynamic threshold -- The central nervous system and nausea -- The autonomic nervous system and nausea -- The endocrine system and nausea -- Gastric dysrhythmias and nausea -- The functions, identification, and measurement of nausea and related behaviours in animals -- The measurement of nausea in humans -- Diagnosis and management of acute and chronic nausea -- Nausea of diabetes -- Nausea during pregnancy -- Postoperative nausea -- Nausea resulting from cancer and its treatment -- Nausea of motion sickness -- Future research : management and mechanisms |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Nausea.
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Nausea -- Treatment.
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Nausea.
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| Author |
Koch, Kenneth L.
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Andrews, P. L. R. (Paul L. R.)
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| LC no. |
2010013557 |
| ISBN |
9780195178159 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0195178157 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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