Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine

A comprehensive scientific text on palliative medicine previously published in 1993. It covers every aspect of physical, psychological, and social care of patients with far-advanced disease, support of their families and the education and training of professionals involved.

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This text on palliative medicine is intended for palliative care and hospice physicians, geriatricians, oncologists, radiologists, anaesthetists involved in pain control, other doctors involved with the terminally ill including general practitioners, nursing staff, staff in hospices, paramedics such as social workers, physiotherapists, and counsellors. Coverage includes: ethical issues in palliative care; interventional radiology; the terminal phase; and education and training in palliative care.