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Of medicine and monsters
In: Care Ethics and Political Theory, p. 146-162
Concepts of Social Medicine
In: Social service review: SSR, Volume 31, Issue 2, p. 164-178
ISSN: 1537-5404
The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine (review)
In: China review international: a journal of reviews of scholarly literature in Chinese studies, Volume 11, Issue 1, p. 130-133
ISSN: 1527-9367
Handbook of psychiatry in palliative medicine: psychosocial care of the terminally ill
"From its origins, with leaders such as Dame Cicely Saunders, Eric Wilkes, Colin Murray and James in the United Kingdom, Balfour Mount in Canada, Vittorio in Italy, and Elizabeth Ross and Avery Weisman in the United States, hospice and palliative care has always embraced the "whole" person, in the context of their family. From her observations of people with advanced and progressive illness, Dame Cicely Saunders introduced the concept of "total pain." Pain had physical, emotional, social, and spiritual components, all of which needed to be addressed. Of course, excellent control of pain and other symptoms is vital, but the role of the palliative care team, including the physicians, is much more than this. It also extends beyond expertise in the management of physical and psychiatric symptoms. Effective symptom control may be necessary before other goals of hospice and palliative care can be achieved. But equally, failure to address emotional, social, or spiritual components of symptoms may lead to inadequate symptom control. Physicians can and should contribute to this holistic assessment and care. This is why palliative medicine is a rewarding field for physicians-there is much opportunity to practice comprehensive whole person care"--
Gottinger, H.-W.: Economies of Network Industries
In: Journal of economics, Volume 84, Issue 1, p. 97-99
ISSN: 1617-7134
ENGINEERING SUCCESS: THE ROLE OF FACULTY RELATIONSHIPS WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATES
In: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Volume 17, Issue 3, p. 193-207
The Politics of Transition in South Africa: Report on a Faculty Seminar
In: PS: political science & politics, Volume 26, Issue 3, p. 534-535
The Politics of Transition in South Africa: Report on a Faculty Seminar
In: PS: political science & politics, Volume 26, Issue 3, p. 534
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
On the French Revolution - Georges Lefebvre: 1789. The Coming of the French Revolution. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1947. Pp. 230. $3.00.)
In: The review of politics, Volume 10, Issue 2, p. 246-247
ISSN: 1748-6858
George Duke: Aristotle and Law: The Politics of Nomos. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. Pp. x, 181.)
In: The review of politics, Volume 83, Issue 4, p. 623-625
ISSN: 1748-6858
Medicines and the internet
The internet has been a major revolution in enhancing the accessibility of information and goods to the public challenging well-established healthcare practices. The Internet Pharmacy is now an integral part of these searches giving enhanced access to medicines to the public. It has become a global multibillion dollar market and brings with it threats and opportunities which could not have been foreseen. A Rogue Internet Pharmacy is a very real threat to the patient and healthcare professional. Of serious concern is the increase in distribution of counterfeit medicines through these sites. The EU is currently preparing legislation to regulate Internet Pharmacy Services to protect patients. ; peer-reviewed
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