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Living with Dying: A Guide for Palliative Care

By Cicely Saunders

Living with Dying: A Guide for Palliative Care Medicine

Living with Dying: A Guide for Palliative Care

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The third edition of this successful book has been updated to incorporate the latest advances in the treatment of the terminally ill and includes a new section on non-malignant diseases and home care. Based on many years of clinical practice and research at St. Christopher's Hospice in London, the first teaching hospice, Living with Dying presents practical, balanced advice on the general ethical and medical principles of caring for dying patients and considers the details of the control of pain and other symptoms. The book discusses how doctors and other professionals can support the patient and family by sharing the truth with them and understanding their emotional suffering. This will continue to be an invaluable handbook for all family practitioners, hospice physicians, nurses and other health professionals. Patients and their relatives will also find this a compassionate source of factual information.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
3
Number of Pages:
80
Release Date:
1995-06-15
Publication Date:
1995-06-30
Publisher:
OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0192625144
ISBN13:
9780192625144
Weight:
122 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
6 cm
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