| Description |
xxvi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Cicely Saunders -- Introduction / Julia Addington-Hall and Irene Higginson -- 1. Stroke / Angie Rogers -- 2. Respiratory disease / Charles Shee -- 3. Heart disease / J. Simon R. Gibbs -- 4. Neurodegenerative disease / Tony O'Brien -- 5. Children and young adults / Ann Goldman and Ildiko Schuller -- 6. The management of chronic pain in palliative non-cancer patients / Eduardo Bruera and Catherine M. Neumann -- 7. Palliative care in liver disease / M. A. Heneghan and J. G. O'Grady -- 8. Renal palliative care / Lewis M. Cohen, Gary S. Reiter and David M. Poppel / [et al.] -- 9. Palliative care for patients with dementia / Patricia Hanrahan, Daniel J. Luchins and Kathleen Murphy -- 10. Sickle cell disease / Polly Edmonds -- 11. Hiv/Aids / Gabi Brogan and Rob George -- 12. Palliative care in nursing homes / Ian Maddocks and Deborah Parker -- 13. Palliative care in the hospital setting for patients with non-malignant disease / Peter Pitcher and Carol Davis -- 14. Palliative care for non-cancer patients: a UK perspective from primary care / Stephen Barclay -- 15. Specialist palliative care and non-malignant diseases / Robert Dunlop -- 16. Patient's perspectives / Cynthia Benz -- 17. Reforming care through continuous quality improvement / Joanne Lynn -- 18. Palliative care for non-cancer patients: a purchaser perspective / John H. James -- 19. Informal carers of dependants with advanced disease / Jonathan Koffman and Penny Shaw -- 20. Specialist palliative care for non-cancer patients: the ethical arguments / Katherine Wasson and Rob George -- 21. Cultural issues in palliative care for non-cancer patients / Peter W. Speck -- 22. Clinical implications / Irene J. Higginson -- 23. Discussion / Julia Addington-Hall and Irene Higginson |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Terminally ill.
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Terminal care.
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Palliative treatment.
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Pain Management.
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Palliative Care.
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Long-Term Care.
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| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
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United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
| Author |
Addington-Hall, Julia M.
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Higginson, Irene.
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Oxford University Press.
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| LC no. |
00054848 |
| ISBN |
0192629603 |
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