| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 635 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pain medicine.
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Pain Management
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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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| Form |
Electronic book
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| 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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| ISBN |
9789882206236 |
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9882206239 |
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