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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Autor principal: Smith, Howard S.
Otros Autores: edited by Howard S. Smith
Lenguaje:Undetermined
English
Publicado: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2008
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Sumario: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
Descripción Física:xvi, 180 p.
ill. (some col.)
20 cm
ISBN:0195339495
9780195339499