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Evidence-based palliative care across the life span /

This book describes the current state of the art in the field of palliative care in children and adults. Special emphasis is placed on addressing the efficacy and effectiveness of palliative care models, pain and symptom management, and on measuring quality of life. In addition the book evaluates cu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abu-Saad, Huda, 1949-
Other Authors: Courtens, Annemie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2001.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Evidence-Based Palliative Care Across The Life Spam; Contents; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Developments in Palliative Care; 3 Models of Palliative Care; 4 Models of Palliative Care for Children; 5 Evaluation of Palliative Care; 6 Evaluation of Palliative Care Services: Views of Home Carers and Health Professionals; 7 Pain and Symptom Management; 8 Pain and Symptom Management in Children; 9 Instruments to Assess Quality of Palliative Care; 10 Evaluation of Palliative Care Services: Problems, Pitfalls and Recommendations.