Textbook of Pain [Hardcover]

Patrick D. Wall (Author, Editor), Ronald Melzack (Editor), John J. Bonica (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 044304757X | ISBN-13: 978-0443047572 | Publication Date: January 1994 | Edition: 3rd

A new edition of the first comprehensive textbook on pain covering basic scientific knowledge, clinical aspects of diseases in which pain predominates, and the management of pain. The third edition has been revised throughout to reflect advances in every aspect of understanding pain. Reviews of second edition "In the library it will be consulted by pathologists, specialists, and general practitionersEIt is an invaluable compilation, written by 111 contributors, Eand is worth the money.British Medical Journal "Ethis is certainly an excellent book for pain-clinic clinicians and for hospice staff. Anaesthetic departments should have a copy, and hospital libraries will find it a useful reference source." British Journal of Hospital Medicine "Ethe best currently available textbook on virtually all aspects of pain, ranging from laboratory and experimental aspects of nociception to clinical pain conditions and their medical, surgical and psychological management. Ean outstanding editorial achievement, and the book in my opinion has no rival. Ethose interested in the field will find it an invaluable work at a very reasonable price." Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1168 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 3rd edition (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044304757X
• ISBN-13: 978-0443047572
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,127,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)