
Pain: the fifth vital sign
Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Health and medicine, Medicine
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
An exploration of the nature of pain, and why it is so poorly understood and expressed. Investigates the history of pain and the possibility of pain genetics. Includes stories of people in pain and pain pioneers, from eccentrics, artists, wrestlers,… and writers to ministers, mothers, psychologists, philosophers, nurses, and doctors. Some strong language. 2002.