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Palliative Medicine
The Research Journal of the EAPC

Papers selected by the Editor

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YEAR 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 -2004 - 2003
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Issue 2008 22(6): Development and validation of a prognostic scale for use in patients with advanced cancer. P Stone, L Kelly, R Head and S White. Palliative Medicine 2008; 22: 711–717.
Issue 2008 22(5): The response of a Swiss university hospital’s palliative care consult team to assisted suicide within the institution. J Pereira, P Laurent, B Cantin, D Petremand and T Currat. Palliative Medicine 2008; 22: 659–667.
Issue 2008 22(4): Opioids in context: relieving the pain of cancer. The role of comprehensive cancer management. PJ Hoskin. Palliative Medicine 2008; 22: 303–309.
Issue 2008 22(3): The MERITO Study: a multicentre trial of the analgesic effect and tolerability of normal-release oral morphine during ‘titration phase’ in patients with cancer pain. F De Conno, C Ripamonti, E Fagnoni, C Brunelli, M Luzzani, M Maltoni, E Arcuri, O Bertetto. Palliative Medicine 2008; 22: 214–221.
Issue 2008 22(2): The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System: a 15-year retrospective review of validation studies (1991–2006). Cheryl Nekolaichuk, Sharon Watanabe and Crystal Beaumont. Palliative Medicine 2008; 22: 111–122.
Issue 2008 22(1): Fatigue in palliative care patients – an EAPC approach. Lukas Radbruch, Florian Strasser, Frank Elsner, Jose Ferraz Gonçalves, Jon Løge, Stein Kaasa, Friedemann Nauck, Patrick Stone, and the Research Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). Palliative Medicine 2008; 22: 13–32.
Issue 2007 21(8): Obstacles to the delivery of primary palliative care as perceived by GPs. Marieke M Groot, Myrra JFJ Vernooij-Dassen, Stans CA Verhagen, Ben JP Crul, Richard PTM Grol. Palliative Medicine 2007; 21: 697–703.
Issue 2007 21(7): Use of the clock-drawing test in a hospice population. M Henderson, S Scott, M Hotopf. Palliative Medicine 2007; 21: 559–565.
Issue 2007 21(6): Truth-telling in discussing prognosis in advanced life-limiting illnesses: a systematic review. Karen Hancock, Josephine Clayton, Sharon M Parker, Sharon Wal der, Phyllis N Butow, Sue Carrick, David Currow, Davina Ghersi, Paul Glare, Rebecca Hagerty, Martin HN Tattersall. Palliative Medicine 2007; 21: 507–517.
Issue 2007 21(5): "How should we measure emesis in palliative care?" Carina Saxby, Rajeena Ackroyd, Sarah Callin and Catriona Mayland and Suzanne Kite. Palliative Medicine 2007; 21: 369-283.
Issue 2007 21(4): "Provision for advanced pain management techniques in adult palliative care: a national survey of anaesthetic pain specialists" S. Kay, E. Husbands, J.H. Antrobus, D. Munday. Palliative Medicine 2007; 21: 279-284.
Issue 2007 21(3): "Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care? A systematic review" S. Dorman, A. Byrne, A. Edwards. Palliative Medicine 2007; 21: 177-191.
Issue 2007 21(2): "Respiratory function during parenteral opioid titration for cancer pain" Bassam Estfan, Fade Mahmoud, Philip Shaheen et al. Palliative Medicine 2007; 21: 81-86.
Issue 2007 21(1): "Patient demographics and centre description in European
palliative care units" Stein Kaasa. Palliative Medicine 2007; 21: 15-22
Issue 2006 20(8): "QOLLTI-F: measuring family carer quality of life" Robin Cohen. Palliative Medicine 2006; 20: 755-767
Issue 2006 20(7):"Characteristics of end-of-life decisions: survey of UK
medical practitioners" Clive Seale. Palliative Medicine 2006; 20: 653-659
Issue 2006 20(6): "Effectiveness of brief training in cognitive behaviour
therapy techniques for palliative care practitioners" Kathryn A. Mannix. Palliative Medicine 2006; 20: 579-584
Issue 2006 20(5): "Roles, service knowledge and priorities in the provision of palliative care: a postal survey of London GPs" Jenni Burt. Palliative Medicine 2006; 20: 487-49
Issue 2006 20(4): Editorial: "Clarifying the data on double effect" Karen Forbes. Palliative Medicine 2006; 20: 395-396
Issue 2006 20(3): "Home care of a child dying of a malignancy and parental
awareness of a child’s impending death" Pamela J Surkan. Palliative Medicine 20(3):161-169

Issue 2006 20(2): "Management guidelines for motor neurone disease
patients on non-invasive ventilation at home" Derek Eng. Palliative Medicine 20(2): 69-79

Issue 2006 20(1): "National survey of end-of-life decisions made by UK
medical practitioners"
Clive Seale. Palliative Medicine 20(1): 3-10

Issue 2005 19(8): ‘Now nobody falls through the net’: practitioners’ perspectives on the Gold Standards Framework for community palliative care. Nigel King et al. Palliative Medicine 19(8):619-627
Issue 2005 19(7): "Utilization and costs of the introduction of system-wide palliative care in Alberta, 1993-2000" Konrad Fassbender et al. Palliative Medicine 19(7): 513-520
Issue 2005 19(6): "Pain and pain treatments in European palliative care units. A cross sectional survey from the European Association for Palliative Care Research Network" Pal Klepstad et al. Palliative Medicine 19(6): 477-484
Issue 2005 19(5):"Renal dialysis abatement: lessons from a social study" Ashby et al. Palliative Medicine 19(5) : 389-396

Issue 2005 19(4): "Identifying palliative care patients with symptoms of depression: an algorithm" Robinson et al. Palliative Medicine 19(4):278-287
Issue 2005 19(3): "Opioid purchases and expenditure in nine western European countries: ‘Are we killing off morphine?’" DeConno et al. Palliative Medicine 19(3): 179-184
Issue 2005 19(2): "Breaking bad news: experiences, views and difficulties of pre-registration house officers." Schildmann et al. Palliative Medicine 19(2) :93-98
Issue 2005 19(1): "Self-administered nitrous oxide for the management of incident pain in terminally ill patients: a blinded case series". Parlow et all, Palliative Medicine 19(1): 3-8.
Issue 2004 18(8): "Case studies: A research strategy appropriate for palliative care?"
Walshe et al Palliative Medicine 18(8): 677-684.
Issue 2004 18(7): "Non-invasive mechanical ventilation as a palliative treatment of acute respiratory failure in patients with end-stage solid cancer" A Cuomo, M Delmastro, P Ceriana, S Nava, G Conti, M Antonelli and E Lacobone. Palliative Medicine, October 2004, vol. 18: 602-610
Issue 2004 18(6): "Methods for assessment of cognitive failure and delirium in palliative care patients: implications for practice and research". MJ Hjermstad, JH Loge and S Kaasa. Palliative Medicine, 1 September 2004, vol. 18: 494-506
Issue 2004 18(5): "Recruiting patients into a primary care based study of palliative care: why is it so difficult? Gail Ewing; Margaret Rogers; Stephen Barclay; Janet McCabe; Anna Martin; Chris Todd Palliative Medicine, 1 July 2004, vol. 18: 452-459
Issue 2004 18(4): "The pathophysiology of cancer induced bone pain: current understanding" (Urch C) Palliative Medicine 2004, 18: 267-274
Issue 2004 18(3): "Breakthrough pain characteristics and syndromes in patients with cancer pain. An international survey." (Caraceni et al) Palliative Medicine 2004, 18: 177-183
Issue 2004 18(2): "Drugs in palliative care: results from a representative survey in Germany" (Nauck F, Ostgathe E, Bausewein C et al.) Palliative Medicine 2004, 18: 100-107
Issue 2004 18(1): "Gabapentin in the treatment of neuropathic pain" (Bennett and Simpson) Palliative Medicine 2004, 18: 5-11
Issue 2003 17(8): "A randomized controlled trial of supplemental oxygen versus air in cancer patients with dyspnea". (Bruera et al. ) Palliative Medicine 2003, 17: 659-663
Issue 2003 17(7): "Low-dose methadone has ananalgesic effect in neuropathic pain:a double-blind randomized controlled crossover trial". (Morley et al. ) Palliative Medicine 2003, 17: 576-587
Issue 2003 17(6): "Palliative care research protocols". (Stevens et al. ) Palliative Medicine 2003, 17: 482-490  
Issue 2003 17(5): Health professionals views on advance directives. (Thompson et al.) Palliative Medicine 2003, 17: 403-409
Issue 2003 17(4): "Symptoms in 400 patients… (Potter J et al.) Palliative Medicine 2003, 17: 310-314
Issue 2003 17(3): "Bereavement research: methodological issues and ethical concerns" (Margaret Stroebe et al) Palliative Medicine 2003, 17: 235-240.
Issue 2003 17(2): "Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: a view from an EAPC Ethics Task Force" (Materstvedt et al) Palliative Medicine 2003, 17: 97-101.
Issue 2003 17(1): 'Which depression screening tools should be used in palliative care' (Lloyd-Williams, Spiller and Ward) Palliative Medicine 2003, 17: 40-43.

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