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		Research article Out-of-hours GPs and palliative care-a qualitative study exploring information exchange and communication issues Mark Taubert, Annmarie Nelson BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:18 (12 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for family carers of palliative care patients Peter L Hudson, Cheryl Remedios, Kristina Thomas BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:17 (5 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article End-of-life care in Germany: Study design, methods and first results of the EPACS study (Establishment of Hospice and Palliative Care Services in Germany) Luis Carlos Escobar Pinzón, Eva Münster, Sabine Fischbeck, Michael Unrath, Matthias Claus, Tanja Martini, Martin Weber BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:16 (30 July 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Morphinofobia: the situation among the general population and health care professionals in North-Eastern Portugal Henk Verloo, Emmanuel K Mpinga, Maria Ferreira, Charles-Henri Rapin, Philippe Chastonay BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:15 (22 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Dose patterns in commercially insured subjects chronically exposed to opioids: a large cohort study in the United States Maria Cepeda, Mila Etropolski, Rachel Weinstein, Daniel Fife, Raymond Boston, Amy Matcho BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:14 (18 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Collaboration between physicians and a hospital-based palliative care team in a general acute-care hospital in Japan Nanako Tamiya, Mikako Okuno, Masayo Kashiwakgi, Mariko Nishikitani, Etsuko Aruga BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:13 (15 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The National Tumor Association Foundation (ANT): A 30 year old model of home palliative care Marina Casadio, Guido Biasco, Amy Abernethy, Valeria Bonazzi, Raffaella Pannuti, Franco Pannuti BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:12 (8 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Paediatric palliative home care by general paediatricians: a multimethod study on perceived barriers and incentives Saskia Jünger, Andrea E Vedder, Sigurd Milde, Thomas Fischbach, Boris Zernikow, Lukas Radbruch BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:11 (4 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Most pediatricians perceive palliative care to be part of their role, highlighting the importance of education in basic palliative care and the need for a specialist support network to implement palliative home care for children and adolescents.
		Research article Barriers and needs in paediatric palliative home care in Germany: a qualitative interview study with professional experts Saskia Jünger, Tania Pastrana, Martina Pestinger, Martina Kern, Boris Zernikow, Lukas Radbruch BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:10 (2 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Destined to die in hospital? Systematic review and meta-analysis of place of death in haematological malignancy Debra A Howell, Eve Roman, Helen Cox, Alexandra G Smith, Russell Patmore, Anne C Garry, Martin R Howard BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:9 (1 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A proposed systems approach to the evaluation of integrated palliative care Daryl Bainbridge, Kevin Brazil, Paul Krueger, Jenny Ploeg, Alan Taniguchi BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:8 (10 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Palliative care patients require complex packages of treatment and social support in a seamless, cost-effective manner, and collaboration within the palliative care network that accounts for each contributing factor may provide optimal care that meets patients' needs.
		Research article Identifying obstacles to participation in a questionnaire survey on widowers' grief Bragi Skulason, Asgeir R Helgason BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:7 (29 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Case report End-of-life care in a COPD patient awaiting lung transplantation: a case report Daisy JA Janssen, Martijn A Spruit, Joan D Does, Jos MGA Schols, Emiel FM Wouters BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:6 (28 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The transition experience of rural older persons with advanced cancer and their families: a grounded theory study Wendy D Duggleby, Kelly L Penz, Donna M Goodridge, Donna M Wilson, Beverly D Leipert, Patricia H Berry, Sylvia R Keall, Christopher J Justice BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:5 (26 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Implementing advance care planning: a qualitative study of community nurses' views and experiences Jane Seymour, Kathryn Almack, Sheila Kennedy BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:4 (8 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Nurses believe that advance care planning is an important part of practice, viewing their roles as being to engage with patients to elicit care preferences, facilitate family communication and enable a shift of care focus towards palliative care.
		Study protocol Living with hope: developing a psychosocial supportive program for rural women caregivers of persons with advanced cancer Wendy D Duggleby, Allison M Williams BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:3 (26 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Facilitating needs based cancer care for people with a chronic disease: Evaluation of an intervention using a multi-centre interrupted time series design Amy Waller, Afaf Girgis, Claire Johnson, Geoff Mitchell, Patsy Yates, Linda Kristjanson, Martin Tattersall, Christophe Lecathelinais, David Sibbritt, Brian Kelly, Emma Gorton, David Currow BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:2 (11 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article What "best practice" could be in Palliative Care: an analysis of statements on practice and ethics expressed by the main Health Organizations Gaia Barazzetti, Claudia Borreani, Guido Miccinesi, Franco Toscani BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:1 (7 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Policies and position statements from international health organizations generally lack a consistent model of palliative care, perhaps due to cultural variation and the need to adapt care to each patient's needs and values.
		Research article Policies to improve end-of-life decisions in Flemish hospitals: communication, training of health care providers and use of quality assessments Ina D'Haene, Robert H Vander Stichele, H Roeline W Pasman, Nele Noortgate, Johan Bilsen, Freddy Mortier, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:20 (30 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article GPs' views on transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the out-of-hours co-operative Bart Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Maartje Willekens, Elmi Terpstra, Paul Giesen, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:19 (22 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Associations between successful palliative cancer pathways and community nurse involvement Mette Neergaard, Peter Vedsted, Frede Olesen, Ineta Sokolowski, Anders Jensen, Jens Sondergaard BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:18 (14 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Out-of-hours palliative care provided by GP co-operatives: availability, content and effect of transferred information Bart PM Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Luc Deliens, Henriette Horst BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:17 (28 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Unbearability of suffering at the end of life: the development of a new measuring device, the SOS-V Cees DM Ruijs, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Gerrit van der Wal, Ad JFM Kerkhof BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:16 (3 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Visioning for secondary palliative care service hubs in rural communities: a qualitative case study from British Columbia's interior Valorie A Crooks, Heather Castleden, Nadine Schuurman, Neil Hanlon BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:15 (9 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article An open-label, 1-year extension study of the long-term safety and efficacy of once-daily OROS^®hydromorphone in patients with chronic cancer pain Magdi Hanna, Alberto Tuca, John Thipphawong BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:14 (15 September 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research article Out-of-hours GPs and palliative care-a qualitative study exploring information exchange and communication issues Mark Taubert, Annmarie Nelson BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:18 (12 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for family carers of palliative care patients Peter L Hudson, Cheryl Remedios, Kristina Thomas BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:17 (5 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article End-of-life care in Germany: Study design, methods and first results of the EPACS study (Establishment of Hospice and Palliative Care Services in Germany) Luis Carlos Escobar Pinzón, Eva Münster, Sabine Fischbeck, Michael Unrath, Matthias Claus, Tanja Martini, Martin Weber BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:16 (30 July 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Morphinofobia: the situation among the general population and health care professionals in North-Eastern Portugal Henk Verloo, Emmanuel K Mpinga, Maria Ferreira, Charles-Henri Rapin, Philippe Chastonay BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:15 (22 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Dose patterns in commercially insured subjects chronically exposed to opioids: a large cohort study in the United States Maria Cepeda, Mila Etropolski, Rachel Weinstein, Daniel Fife, Raymond Boston, Amy Matcho BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:14 (18 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Collaboration between physicians and a hospital-based palliative care team in a general acute-care hospital in Japan Nanako Tamiya, Mikako Okuno, Masayo Kashiwakgi, Mariko Nishikitani, Etsuko Aruga BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:13 (15 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The National Tumor Association Foundation (ANT): A 30 year old model of home palliative care Marina Casadio, Guido Biasco, Amy Abernethy, Valeria Bonazzi, Raffaella Pannuti, Franco Pannuti BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:12 (8 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Paediatric palliative home care by general paediatricians: a multimethod study on perceived barriers and incentives Saskia Jünger, Andrea E Vedder, Sigurd Milde, Thomas Fischbach, Boris Zernikow, Lukas Radbruch BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:11 (4 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Most pediatricians perceive palliative care to be part of their role, highlighting the importance of education in basic palliative care and the need for a specialist support network to implement palliative home care for children and adolescents.
		Research article Barriers and needs in paediatric palliative home care in Germany: a qualitative interview study with professional experts Saskia Jünger, Tania Pastrana, Martina Pestinger, Martina Kern, Boris Zernikow, Lukas Radbruch BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:10 (2 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Destined to die in hospital? Systematic review and meta-analysis of place of death in haematological malignancy Debra A Howell, Eve Roman, Helen Cox, Alexandra G Smith, Russell Patmore, Anne C Garry, Martin R Howard BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:9 (1 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A proposed systems approach to the evaluation of integrated palliative care Daryl Bainbridge, Kevin Brazil, Paul Krueger, Jenny Ploeg, Alan Taniguchi BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:8 (10 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Palliative care patients require complex packages of treatment and social support in a seamless, cost-effective manner, and collaboration within the palliative care network that accounts for each contributing factor may provide optimal care that meets patients' needs.
		Research article Identifying obstacles to participation in a questionnaire survey on widowers' grief Bragi Skulason, Asgeir R Helgason BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:7 (29 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Case report End-of-life care in a COPD patient awaiting lung transplantation: a case report Daisy JA Janssen, Martijn A Spruit, Joan D Does, Jos MGA Schols, Emiel FM Wouters BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:6 (28 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The transition experience of rural older persons with advanced cancer and their families: a grounded theory study Wendy D Duggleby, Kelly L Penz, Donna M Goodridge, Donna M Wilson, Beverly D Leipert, Patricia H Berry, Sylvia R Keall, Christopher J Justice BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:5 (26 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Implementing advance care planning: a qualitative study of community nurses' views and experiences Jane Seymour, Kathryn Almack, Sheila Kennedy BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:4 (8 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Nurses believe that advance care planning is an important part of practice, viewing their roles as being to engage with patients to elicit care preferences, facilitate family communication and enable a shift of care focus towards palliative care.
		Study protocol Living with hope: developing a psychosocial supportive program for rural women caregivers of persons with advanced cancer Wendy D Duggleby, Allison M Williams BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:3 (26 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Facilitating needs based cancer care for people with a chronic disease: Evaluation of an intervention using a multi-centre interrupted time series design Amy Waller, Afaf Girgis, Claire Johnson, Geoff Mitchell, Patsy Yates, Linda Kristjanson, Martin Tattersall, Christophe Lecathelinais, David Sibbritt, Brian Kelly, Emma Gorton, David Currow BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:2 (11 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article What "best practice" could be in Palliative Care: an analysis of statements on practice and ethics expressed by the main Health Organizations Gaia Barazzetti, Claudia Borreani, Guido Miccinesi, Franco Toscani BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:1 (7 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Policies and position statements from international health organizations generally lack a consistent model of palliative care, perhaps due to cultural variation and the need to adapt care to each patient's needs and values.
		Research article Policies to improve end-of-life decisions in Flemish hospitals: communication, training of health care providers and use of quality assessments Ina D'Haene, Robert H Vander Stichele, H Roeline W Pasman, Nele Noortgate, Johan Bilsen, Freddy Mortier, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:20 (30 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article GPs' views on transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the out-of-hours co-operative Bart Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Maartje Willekens, Elmi Terpstra, Paul Giesen, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:19 (22 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Associations between successful palliative cancer pathways and community nurse involvement Mette Neergaard, Peter Vedsted, Frede Olesen, Ineta Sokolowski, Anders Jensen, Jens Sondergaard BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:18 (14 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Out-of-hours palliative care provided by GP co-operatives: availability, content and effect of transferred information Bart PM Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Luc Deliens, Henriette Horst BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:17 (28 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Unbearability of suffering at the end of life: the development of a new measuring device, the SOS-V Cees DM Ruijs, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Gerrit van der Wal, Ad JFM Kerkhof BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:16 (3 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Visioning for secondary palliative care service hubs in rural communities: a qualitative case study from British Columbia's interior Valorie A Crooks, Heather Castleden, Nadine Schuurman, Neil Hanlon BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:15 (9 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article An open-label, 1-year extension study of the long-term safety and efficacy of once-daily OROS^®hydromorphone in patients with chronic cancer pain Magdi Hanna, Alberto Tuca, John Thipphawong BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:14 (15 September 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed