Frances Sheldon Macmillan

A focus on locality and quality
Palliat Med 1998 12: 411-413. [PDF] [References]  

Robert Dunlop

The new NHS and the independent hospice sector
Palliat Med 1998 12: 413-415. [PDF] [References]  

Julia Addington-Hall, Walid Fakhoury, and Mark McCarthy

Specialist palliative care in nonmalignant disease
Palliat Med 1998 12: 417-427. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Terhikki T Miettinen, Reijo S Tilvis, Pertti Karppi, and Seija Arve

Why is the pain relief of dying patients often unsuccessful? The relatives' perspectives
Palliat Med 1998 12: 429-435. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Janet Hardy, Julie Ling, Janine Mansi, Richard Isaacs, Judith Bliss, Roger A'Hern, Peter Blake, Martin Gore, John Shepherd, and Geoff Hanks

Pitfalls in placebo-controlled trials in palliative care: dexamethasone for the palliation of malignant bowel obstruction
Palliat Med 1998 12: 437-442. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Wendy Prentice, Robert Dunlop, P J Armes, D E Cunningham, Caroline Lucas, and Jennifer Todd

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in palliative care
Palliat Med 1998 12: 443-449. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ingrid Bolmsjö and Göran Hermerén

Challenging assumptions in end-of-life situations
Palliat Med 1998 12: 451-456. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ilora G Finlay

Managing terminally ill prisoners: reflection and action
Palliat Med 1998 12: 457-461. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Robin Fainsinger and Raul Toro

Opioids, confusion and opioid rotation
Palliat Med 1998 12: 463-464. [PDF] [References]  

M J Johnson

Problems of anticoagulation within a palliative care setting – correction
Palliat Med 1998 12: 463. [PDF] [References]  

John S Morley

Opioid rotation: does it have a role?
Palliat Med 1998 12: 464-466. [PDF] [References]  

Sebastiano Mercadante

Oxycodone in a patient reporting toxicities with multiple trials of opioids
Palliat Med 1998 12: 466-467. [PDF] [References]  

Kathleen L Sherry

An evaluation of hospice-based teaching in the west of Scotland
Palliat Med 1998 12: 467-468. [PDF] [References]  

Research abstracts
Palliat Med 1998 12: 469-499. [PDF]  

Journal abstracts
Palliat Med 1998 12: 501-504. [PDF]  

Andrew N Eastaugh

Book Review: Guidelines – summarising clinical guidelines for primary care 1998, volume 4
Palliat Med 1998 12: 505. [PDF]  

Rachel Burman

Book Review: Ethics in hospice care: challenges to hospice values in a changing health care environment
Palliat Med 1998 12: 505-506. [PDF]  

Alexander Waller

Book Review: Hospice and palliative care: questions and answers
Palliat Med 1998 12: 506. [PDF]  

Calendar of events
Palliat Med 1998 12: 507-508. [PDF]  

Index 1998, Volume 12
Palliat Med 1998 12: 509-524. [PDF]  

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