Positive Approaches to Living with End Stage Renal Disease: Psychosocial and Thanatalogic Aspects (The Foundation of Thanatology Series) [Hardcover]

Mark A. Hardy (Editor), Gerald B. Appel (Editor), John M. Kiernan (Editor), Austin H. Kutscher (Editor), Martha L. Orr (Editor), Carol Smith Torres (Editor), Lissa Parsonnet (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0275920194 | ISBN-13: 978-0275920197 | Publication Date: April 22, 1986 | Edition: 1

Aspects of cancer and cancer therapies; long-term adjustments of renal donors and recipients; community life (including support facilities and home dialysis); medical aspects of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD); psychiatric disturbances; public policy issues; the role of the doctor, staff, and society, sexuality and loss of sexual function, surgical aspects; and anticipatory grief, acute grief, and bereavement are all discussed in this book for caregivers working with ESRD patients.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 239 pages
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; 1 edition (April 22, 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0275920194
ISBN-13: 978-0275920197
Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,682,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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