title: Pain Control, 2nd edition J Latham Pain COntrol, 2nd edition Austen Cornish 122pp £6.50 1-870065-16-6.
abstract: Pain Control introduces the complex and multifaceted problem of pain control with which nurses are daily confronted. The opening chapters relate to the appropriate anatomy, physiology and development of pain theories. The explanation of the Gate Control Theory, in particular, is easily read and informative.