Opioids and pain relief : a historical perspective

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Meldrum, Marcia L. (ed.)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Seattle : International Association for the Study of Pain, ©2003.
Colección:(Progress in pain research and management ; v. 25 )
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Opiophobia and opiophilia.
  • To market, to market : the theory and practice of opiates in the Middle Ages.
  • The grandest badge of his art : three Victorian doctors, pain relief, and the art of medicine.
  • Take as directed : the dilemmas of regulating addictive analgesics and other psychoactive drugs.
  • Analgesic research at the national Institutes of Health : state of the art 1930s to the present.
  • The rise and demise of the brompton cocktail.
  • The dawn of endorphins.
  • Taking the myths out of the magic : establishing the use of opioids in the management of cancer pain.
  • The opiate receptor : scientific treasure trove.
  • History of the development of pain management with spinal opioid and non-opioid drugs.
  • The World Health Organization Cancer Pain Relief Program.
  • The state cancer pain initiative movement in the United States : successes and challenges. - - Opioids, cancer pain, quality of life, and quality of death : patient narratives and a clinician's comments.
  • The property of euphoria : research and the cancer patient.