| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 635 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Preface; Editors, Contributors & Co-contributors; 1 -- Neurobiology and Mechanisms of Pain; 2 -- Psychological Concepts of Pain; 3 -- Principles of Pain Assessment and Evaluation Tools; 4 -- The Clinical Evaluation of Pain; 5 -- Epidemiology in Chronic Pain, Gender and Cultural Aspects; 6 -- Biostatistics in Pain Medicine; 7 -- Ethics in Pain Medicine; 8 -- Acute Pain Management; 9 -- Cancer Pain; 10 -- Headache; 11 -- Orofacial Pain; 12 -- Neck Pain; 13 -- Back Pain; 14 -- Muscular Pain Conditions; 15 -- Neuropathic Pain; 16 -- Painful Arthritis and Rheumatic Conditions. |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary and multi-national textbook on pain medicine. The book is constructed by experts from different medical specialties and allied healthcare professions. The Contributors are practitioners from Hong Kong, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and SE Asia. Their approaches to manage acute, chronic and cancer pain are elaborated. |
| Subject |
Pain medicine.
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Pain Management |
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Médecine de la douleur.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Pain Management.
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MEDICAL -- Pain Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- General.
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Pain medicine
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| Added Author |
Tsui, Siu Lun, editor.
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Chen, Phoon Ping, editor.
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Ng, Kwok Fu Jacobus, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pain medicine. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], ©2010 9789888028160 (OCoLC)613433365 |
| ISBN |
9789882206236 (electronic bk.) |
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9882206239 (electronic bk.) |
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9789888028160 |
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9888028162 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000048802533 |
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AU@ 000051400604 |
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DEBBG BV043151409 |
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DEBSZ 42162471X |
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GBVCP 1003665497 |
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NZ1 14775548 |
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