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		Research article An online survey of Australian physicians reported practice with the off-label use of nebulised frusemide Phillip J Newton, Patricia M Davidson, Christine Sanderson BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:6 (30 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Assessment of the face validity of two pain scales in Kenya: a validation study using cognitive interviewing Kristin TL Huang, Claudio Owino, Rachel C Vreeman, Mildred Hagembe, Festus Njuguna, R Matthew Strother, Gregory P Gramelspacher BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:5 (18 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Developing and testing a strategy to enhance a palliative approach and care continuity for people who have dementia: study overview and protocol Christine Toye, Andrew L Robinson, Moyez Jiwa, Sharon Andrews, Fran McInerney, Barbara Horner, Kristi Holloway, Brigit Stratton BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:4 (2 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Autonomic dysfunction in patients with advanced cancer; prevalence, clinical correlates and challenges in assessment Carol A Stone, Rose Anne Kenny, Brid Nolan, Peter G Lawlor BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:3 (1 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol A region-based palliative care intervention trial using the mixed-method approach: Japan OPTIM study Tatsuya Morita, Mitsunori Miyashita, Akemi Yamagishi, Nobuya Akizuki, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Yutaka Shirahige, Miki Akiyama, Kei Hirai, Motohiro Matoba, Masako Yamada, Taketoshi Matsumoto, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Kenji Eguchi BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:2 (11 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Outcomes 'out of africa': the selection and implementation of outcome measures for palliative care in Africa Julia Downing, Steffen T Simon, Faith N Mwangi-Powell, Hamid Benalia, Barbara A Daveson, Irene J Higginson, Richard Harding, Claudia Bausewein, Project PRISMA BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:1 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Cancer Carepartners: Improving patients' symptom management by engaging informal caregivers Maria J Silveira, Charles W Given, Kemp B Cease, Alla Sikorskii, Barbara Given, Laurel L Northouse, John D Piette BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:21 (25 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Talking about living and dying with the oldest old: public involvement in a study on end of life care in care homes Claire Goodman, Elspeth Mathie, Marion Cowe, Alex Mendoza, Daphne Westwood, Diane Munday, Patricia M Wilson, Clare Crang, Katherine Froggatt, Steve Iliffe, Jill Manthorpe, Heather Gage, Stephen Barclay BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:20 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Knowledge and attitude of final - year medical students in Germany towards palliative care - an interinstitutional questionnaire-based study Martin Weber, Sven Schmiedel, Friedemann Nauck, Bernd Alt-Epping BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:19 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Final year medical students in Germany acknowledge lack of confidence and a limited knowledge base when dealing with specific palliative care issues, highlighting the importance of developing a mandatory palliative care curriculum for these students.
		Research article Is it recorded in the notes? Documentation of end-of-life care and preferred place to die discussions in the final weeks of life Karen Cox, Nima Moghaddam, Kathryn Almack, Kristian Pollock, Jane Seymour BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:18 (4 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article Age, gender, will, and use of home-visit nursing care are critical factors in home care for malignant diseases; a retrospective study involving 346 patients in Japan Yuko Kodama, Tomoko Matsumura, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Morihito Takita, Shohei Kawagoe, Yukihiro Kimura, Satoshi Hirahara, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hideki Ohta, Shigeru Onozawa, Tadashi Wada, Yukiyasu Nakamura, Kazushi Nakano, Masahiro Kami, Koichiro Yuji BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:17 (1 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Piloting the role of a pharmacist in a community palliative care multidisciplinary team: an Australian experience Safeera Y Hussainy, Margaret Box, Sandy Scholes BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:16 (31 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The lived experience of breathlessness and its implications for care: a qualitative comparison in cancer, COPD, heart failure and MND Marjolein H Gysels, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:15 (17 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The effect on survival of continuing chemotherapy to near death Akiko M Saito, Mary Landrum, Bridget A Neville, John Z Ayanian, Craig C Earle BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:14 (21 September 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Study protocol: optimization of complex palliative care at home via telemedicine. A cluster randomized controlled trial Froukje Duursma, Henk J Schers, Kris CP Vissers, Jeroen Hasselaar BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:13 (9 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Hospital based palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa; a six month review from Malawi Julia B Tapsfield, M Jane Bates BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:12 (9 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Intervention for depression among palliative care patients and their families: A study protocol for evaluation of a training program for professional care staff David J Hallford, Marita P McCabe, David Mellor, Tanya E Davison, Denisa L Goldhammer, Kuruvilla George, Shane Storer BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:11 (13 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Expert opinion on detecting and treating depression in palliative care: A Delphi study Lauren Rayner, Annabel Price, Matthew Hotopf, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:10 (27 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Identifying bereaved subjects at risk of complicated grief: Predictive value of questionnaire items in a cohort study Mai-Britt Guldin, Maja O'Connor, Ineta Sokolowski, Anders B Jensen, Peter Vedsted BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:9 (16 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Palliative care making a difference in rural Uganda, Kenya and Malawi: three rapid evaluation field studies Liz Grant, Judith Brown, Mhoira Leng, Nadia Bettega, Scott A Murray BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:8 (12 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The experience of palliative patients and their families of a family meeting utilised as an instrument for spiritual and psychosocial care: A qualitative study Heather M Tan, Anne Wilson, Ian Olver, Christopher Barton BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:7 (24 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article End of life care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the qualitative literature Marjolein Gysels, Christopher Pell, Lianne Straus, Robert Pool BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:6 (9 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol The perspectives of clinical staff and bereaved informal care-givers on the use of continuous sedation until death for cancer patients: The study protocol of the UNBIASED study Jane Seymour, Judith Rietjens, Jayne Brown, Agnes van der Heide, Sigrid Sterckx, Luc Deliens, the UNBIASED study team BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:5 (4 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol "Card sorting": a tool for research in ethics on treatment decision-making at the end of life in Alzheimer patients with a life threatening complication Lionel Pazart, Chrystelle Vidal, Didier Chalon, Sophie Gauthier, Florent Schepens, Elodie Cretin, Jean-Louis Beal, Pierre Pfitzenmeyer, Régis Aubry BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:4 (3 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Predictors of dying at home for patients receiving nursing services in Japan: A retrospective study comparing cancer and non-cancer deaths Sumie Ikezaki, Naoki Ikegami BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:3 (3 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research article An online survey of Australian physicians reported practice with the off-label use of nebulised frusemide Phillip J Newton, Patricia M Davidson, Christine Sanderson BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:6 (30 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Assessment of the face validity of two pain scales in Kenya: a validation study using cognitive interviewing Kristin TL Huang, Claudio Owino, Rachel C Vreeman, Mildred Hagembe, Festus Njuguna, R Matthew Strother, Gregory P Gramelspacher BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:5 (18 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Developing and testing a strategy to enhance a palliative approach and care continuity for people who have dementia: study overview and protocol Christine Toye, Andrew L Robinson, Moyez Jiwa, Sharon Andrews, Fran McInerney, Barbara Horner, Kristi Holloway, Brigit Stratton BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:4 (2 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Autonomic dysfunction in patients with advanced cancer; prevalence, clinical correlates and challenges in assessment Carol A Stone, Rose Anne Kenny, Brid Nolan, Peter G Lawlor BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:3 (1 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol A region-based palliative care intervention trial using the mixed-method approach: Japan OPTIM study Tatsuya Morita, Mitsunori Miyashita, Akemi Yamagishi, Nobuya Akizuki, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Yutaka Shirahige, Miki Akiyama, Kei Hirai, Motohiro Matoba, Masako Yamada, Taketoshi Matsumoto, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Kenji Eguchi BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:2 (11 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Outcomes 'out of africa': the selection and implementation of outcome measures for palliative care in Africa Julia Downing, Steffen T Simon, Faith N Mwangi-Powell, Hamid Benalia, Barbara A Daveson, Irene J Higginson, Richard Harding, Claudia Bausewein, Project PRISMA BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:1 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Cancer Carepartners: Improving patients' symptom management by engaging informal caregivers Maria J Silveira, Charles W Given, Kemp B Cease, Alla Sikorskii, Barbara Given, Laurel L Northouse, John D Piette BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:21 (25 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Talking about living and dying with the oldest old: public involvement in a study on end of life care in care homes Claire Goodman, Elspeth Mathie, Marion Cowe, Alex Mendoza, Daphne Westwood, Diane Munday, Patricia M Wilson, Clare Crang, Katherine Froggatt, Steve Iliffe, Jill Manthorpe, Heather Gage, Stephen Barclay BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:20 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Knowledge and attitude of final - year medical students in Germany towards palliative care - an interinstitutional questionnaire-based study Martin Weber, Sven Schmiedel, Friedemann Nauck, Bernd Alt-Epping BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:19 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Final year medical students in Germany acknowledge lack of confidence and a limited knowledge base when dealing with specific palliative care issues, highlighting the importance of developing a mandatory palliative care curriculum for these students.
		Research article Is it recorded in the notes? Documentation of end-of-life care and preferred place to die discussions in the final weeks of life Karen Cox, Nima Moghaddam, Kathryn Almack, Kristian Pollock, Jane Seymour BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:18 (4 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article Age, gender, will, and use of home-visit nursing care are critical factors in home care for malignant diseases; a retrospective study involving 346 patients in Japan Yuko Kodama, Tomoko Matsumura, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Morihito Takita, Shohei Kawagoe, Yukihiro Kimura, Satoshi Hirahara, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hideki Ohta, Shigeru Onozawa, Tadashi Wada, Yukiyasu Nakamura, Kazushi Nakano, Masahiro Kami, Koichiro Yuji BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:17 (1 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Piloting the role of a pharmacist in a community palliative care multidisciplinary team: an Australian experience Safeera Y Hussainy, Margaret Box, Sandy Scholes BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:16 (31 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The lived experience of breathlessness and its implications for care: a qualitative comparison in cancer, COPD, heart failure and MND Marjolein H Gysels, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:15 (17 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The effect on survival of continuing chemotherapy to near death Akiko M Saito, Mary Landrum, Bridget A Neville, John Z Ayanian, Craig C Earle BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:14 (21 September 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Study protocol: optimization of complex palliative care at home via telemedicine. A cluster randomized controlled trial Froukje Duursma, Henk J Schers, Kris CP Vissers, Jeroen Hasselaar BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:13 (9 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Hospital based palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa; a six month review from Malawi Julia B Tapsfield, M Jane Bates BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:12 (9 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Intervention for depression among palliative care patients and their families: A study protocol for evaluation of a training program for professional care staff David J Hallford, Marita P McCabe, David Mellor, Tanya E Davison, Denisa L Goldhammer, Kuruvilla George, Shane Storer BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:11 (13 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Expert opinion on detecting and treating depression in palliative care: A Delphi study Lauren Rayner, Annabel Price, Matthew Hotopf, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:10 (27 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Identifying bereaved subjects at risk of complicated grief: Predictive value of questionnaire items in a cohort study Mai-Britt Guldin, Maja O'Connor, Ineta Sokolowski, Anders B Jensen, Peter Vedsted BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:9 (16 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Palliative care making a difference in rural Uganda, Kenya and Malawi: three rapid evaluation field studies Liz Grant, Judith Brown, Mhoira Leng, Nadia Bettega, Scott A Murray BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:8 (12 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The experience of palliative patients and their families of a family meeting utilised as an instrument for spiritual and psychosocial care: A qualitative study Heather M Tan, Anne Wilson, Ian Olver, Christopher Barton BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:7 (24 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article End of life care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the qualitative literature Marjolein Gysels, Christopher Pell, Lianne Straus, Robert Pool BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:6 (9 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol The perspectives of clinical staff and bereaved informal care-givers on the use of continuous sedation until death for cancer patients: The study protocol of the UNBIASED study Jane Seymour, Judith Rietjens, Jayne Brown, Agnes van der Heide, Sigrid Sterckx, Luc Deliens, the UNBIASED study team BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:5 (4 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol "Card sorting": a tool for research in ethics on treatment decision-making at the end of life in Alzheimer patients with a life threatening complication Lionel Pazart, Chrystelle Vidal, Didier Chalon, Sophie Gauthier, Florent Schepens, Elodie Cretin, Jean-Louis Beal, Pierre Pfitzenmeyer, Régis Aubry BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:4 (3 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Predictors of dying at home for patients receiving nursing services in Japan: A retrospective study comparing cancer and non-cancer deaths Sumie Ikezaki, Naoki Ikegami BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:3 (3 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed