| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 318 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Health care and disease management, 1864-9947 |
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Health care and disease management.
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| Contents |
Chronic Pain: A Health Policy Perspective; Foreword; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Part One: Context; 1: The Lived Experience of Chronic Pain: Evidence of People ' s Voices; 2: History and Definition of Pain; 3: The Descriptive Epidemiology of Chronic Pain; 4: The Economics of Chronic Pain; 5: Ethical Considerations in the Treatment of Chronic Pain; 6: Pathophysiology of Chronic Pain; Part Two: Treatment; 7: Why Does Pain Become Chronic?; 8: What Chronic Pain Looks Like to the Clinician; 9: Drug Treatment for Chronic Pain; 10: Non-Drug Treatments for Chronic Pain |
| Summary |
Discussing all aspects of chronic pain management, this is the second volume in our fascinating book series on health care and disease management, published with the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in Edmonton, Canada. The authors provide an introduction into the history, pathophysiology, ethics and epidemiology of chronic pain before covering the different aspects of treating chronic pain in more detail. Strategies for improving pain management as well as policy implications are highlighted. This book is an essential reference work for all clinicians, administrators and policy makers in t |
| Analysis |
Electronic books |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chronic Disease.
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Pain.
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Health Policy.
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Pain Management.
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Chronic pain -- Government policy.
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Chronic pain -- Treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Chronic pain -- Treatment.
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Chronic pain.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rashiq, Saifudin.
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Institute of Health Economics.
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Wiley InterScience (Online service)
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| ISBN |
1281946974 |
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3527622659 (electronic bk.) |
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3527622667 |
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9781281946973 |
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9783527323821 |
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9783527622658 (electronic bk.) |
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9783527622665 |
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(Cloth) |
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