3. Relations between Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine
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Pain and palliative medicine.
Severe pain is highly prevalent, with rates of 40% to 70% in patients with advanced cancer, liver disease, heart failure, human immunodeficiency virus, and renal failure. Wide variations in pain assessment and reporting methods and the measurement of multiple symptoms should be addressed in future studies. Regarding psychological approaches, determining whether hypnotherapy or other individual ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0021-5384,1883-2083
DOI: 10.2169/naika.101.2626