Geoffrey Hanks

Palliative care: careless use of language undermines our identity
Palliat Med 2008 22: 109-110. [PDF] [References]  

Cheryl Nekolaichuk, Sharon Watanabe, and Crystal Beaumont

The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System: a 15-year retrospective review of validation studies (1991–2006)
Palliat Med 2008 22: 111-122. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Kate Flemming, Joy Adamson, and Karl Atkin

Improving the effectiveness of interventions in palliative care: the potential role of qualitative research in enhancing evidence from randomized controlled trials
Palliat Med 2008 22: 123-131. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

CR Mayland, EMI Williams, and JE Ellershaw

How well do current instruments using bereaved relatives’ views evaluate care for dying patients?
Palliat Med 2008 22: 133-144. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Laetitia Veerbeek, Lia van Zuylen, Siebe J Swart, Paul J van der Maas, Elsbeth de Vogel-Voogt, Carin CD van der Rijt, and Agnes van der Heide

The effect of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying: a multi-centre study
Palliat Med 2008 22: 145-151. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Andrea Docherty, Alastair Owens, Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Roland Petchey, Jacky Williams, and Yvonne H Carter

Knowledge and information needs of informal caregivers in palliative care: a qualitative systematic review
Palliat Med 2008 22: 153-171. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

BL Wee, PG Coleman, R Hillier, and ST Holgate

Death rattle: its impact on staff and volunteers in palliative care
Palliat Med 2008 22: 173-176. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lucy Boyland and Carol Davis

Patients' experiences of carcinoma of unknown primary site: dealing with uncertainty
Palliat Med 2008 22: 177-183. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

M Lucey, R McQuillan, A MacCallion, M Corrigan, J Flynn, and K Connaire

Access to medications in the community by patients in a palliative setting. A systems analysis
Palliat Med 2008 22: 185-189. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

F McMunnigall and J Welsh

Opioid withdrawal syndrome on switching from hydromorphone to alfentanil
Palliat Med 2008 22: 191-192. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Paul Perkins and Sarah L Vowler

Does acupressure help reduce nausea and vomiting in palliative care patients? Pilot study
Palliat Med 2008 22: 193-194. [PDF] [References]  

José António Ferraz Gonçalves

The importance of a word: how to translate ‘breakthrough’
Palliat Med 2008 22: 195. [PDF] [References]  

Book reviews
Palliat Med 2008 22: 197-198. [PDF]  

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