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Welcome to BMC Palliative Care published by BioMed Central
BMC Palliative Care is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the clinical, scientific, ethical and policy issues, local and
international, regarding all aspects of hospice and palliative care for the dying and for
those with profound suffering related to chronic illness.
BMC Palliative Care (ISSN 1472-684X) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :18
English GPs' experience of palliative care services is generally positive, although communication and prescribing practices could be improved and greater clarity about the different rules and responsibilities of the palliative care multidisciplinary team is required.
BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :12
Guidelines suggested to aid professionals in convening, conducting and evaluating family meetings may be potentially important in enhancing the quality of palliative care.
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Barriers to home care for terminally ill Turkish and Moroccan migrants, perceived by GPs and nurses: a survey Fuusje M de Graaff, Anneke L Francke BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8 :3 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impact of a new palliative care consultation team on opioid prescription in a University Hospital Carlos Centeno, Maria Angustias Portela, Antonio Noguera, Antonio Idoate, Alvaro Sanz Rubiales BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8 :2 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Measuring the diffusion of palliative care in long-term care facilities Sophie Paroz, Brigitte Santos-Eggimann BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8 :1 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Bereavement help-seeking following an 'expected' death: a cross-sectional randomised face-to-face population survey David C Currow, Katrina Allen, John Plummer, Samar Aoun, Meg Hegarty, Amy P Abernethy BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :19 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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General practitioners' use and experiences of palliative care services: a survey in south east England Sabrina Bajwah, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :18 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A randomized, double-blind comparison of OROS hydromorphone and controlled-release morphine for the control of chronic cancer pain Magdi Hanna, John Thipphawong, 118 Study group BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :17 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence of distressing symptoms in hospitalised patients on medical wards: A cross-sectional study Katrin Ruth Sigurdardottir, Dagny Faksv BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :16 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Caregivers' active role in palliative home care Anna Weibull, Frede Olesen, Mette Asbjoern Neergaard BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :15 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An evaluation of Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit from a family caregiver's perspective at end of life Valorie A Crooks, Allison Williams BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :14 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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How useful are systematic reviews for informing palliative care practice? Survey of 25 Cochrane systematic reviews Bee Wee, Gina Hadley, Sheena Derry BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :13 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Whole brain radiotherapy with radiosensitizer for brain metastases: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Gustavo A Viani, Gustavo M Borges, Ellen C Fonseca, Ligia I De fendi, Sergio L Afonso, Eduardo J Stefano Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :1 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Gemcitabine combined with oxaliplatin in pretreated patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: an observational study Athanasios Xanthopoulos, Torsten T Bauer, Torsten G Blum, Jens Kollmeier, Nicolas Sch Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008, 3 :34 (18 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Gemcitabine-based versus fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy with or without platinum in unresectable biliary tract cancer: a retrospective study Mi-Jung Kim, Do-Youn Oh, Se-Hoon Lee, Dong-Wan Kim, Seock-Ah Im, Tae-You Kim, Dae Seog Heo, Yung-Jue Bang BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :374 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pediatric palliative care Franca Benini, Marco Spizzichino, Manuela Trapanotto, Anna Ferrante Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2008, 34 :4 (1 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
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Primary pancreatic leiomyosarcoma: a case report Shams Ul Islam Muhammad, Faisal Azam, Stokes Zuzana Cases Journal 2008, 1 :280 (28 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
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Cowden syndrome. Managing multiple skeletal metastases of different origin: a case report Antonios Angoules, Evangelia Maria Tsapakis, Ioannis Polyzois, Zakareya Gamie, James Julian Rankine, Eleftherios Tsiridis Cases Journal 2008, 1 :265 (23 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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