Opioid therapy in the 21st century
The book provides an overview of common pain problems and syndromes and covers the use of opioids in both cancer pain and non cancer pain. It is designed to increase the understanding and comfort level of clinicians prescribing opioid analgesics to patients suffering with significant pain, while str...
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Oxford,New York
Oxford University Press
2008
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| Institutions: | Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh |
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| Summary: | The book provides an overview of common pain problems and syndromes and covers the use of opioids in both cancer pain and non cancer pain. It is designed to increase the understanding and comfort level of clinicians prescribing opioid analgesics to patients suffering with significant pain, while stressing the importance of managing risk of abuse. Special sections are dedicated to opioird pharmacology and the needs of special populations such as paediatric, geriatric, and palliative care patients |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 180 p. ill. (some col.) 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 0195339495 9780195339499 |