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more info ]Figures given indicate the abstract, full text and PDF accesses on BioMed Central for each article, over the last 30 days. All research articles are also available via the PubMed Central archive, so the total number of accesses to each article is significantly higher. Lists of
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1. Accesses Research article
Use of a Cybex NORM dynamometer to assess muscle function in patients with thoracic cancer Andrew Wilcock, Matthew Maddocks, Mary Lewis, Paul Howard, Jacky Frisby, Sarah Bell, Bisharat El Khoury, Cathann Manderson, Helen Evans, Simon Mockett BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :3 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
2. Accesses Research article
Bereavement care interventions: a systematic review Amanda L Forte, Malinda Hill, Rachel Pazder, Chris Feudtner BMC Palliative Care 2004, 3 :3 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
3. Accesses Research article
The attitudes of brain cancer patients and their caregivers towards death and dying: a qualitative study Nir Lipsman, Abby Skanda, Jonathan Kimmelman, Mark Bernstein BMC Palliative Care 2007, 6 :7 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
4. Accesses Research article
Palliative care for cancer patients in a primary health care setting: Bereaved relatives' experience, a qualitative group interview study Mette Asbjoern Neergaard, Frede Olesen, Anders Bonde Jensen, Jens Sondergaard BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :1 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
5. Accesses Study protocol
Efficacy of a Training Intervention on the Quality of Practitioners' Decision Support for Patients Deciding about Place of Care at the End of-Life: A Randomized Control Trial: Study Protocol Mary Ann Murray, Annette O'Connor, Dawn Stacey, Keith G. Wilson BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :4 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
6. Accesses Research article
Attitudes towards terminal sedation: an empirical survey among experts in the field of medical ethics Alfred Simon, Magdalene Kar, Jos BMC Palliative Care 2007, 6 :4 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sedation in palliative care H Christof Muller-Busch, Inge Andres, Thomas Jehser BMC Palliative Care 2003, 2 :2 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
8. Accesses Hypothesis
Ensuring competency in end-of-life care: controlling symptoms Frank D Ferris, Charles F von Gunten, Linda L Emanuel BMC Palliative Care 2002, 1 :5 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
9. Accesses Study protocol
Self-perceived symptoms and care needs of patients with severe to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure or chronic renal failure and its consequences for their closest relatives: the research protocol Daisy JA Janssen, Emiel FM Wouters, Jos MGA Schols, Martijn A Spruit BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :5 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
10. Accesses Research article
The Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS) scale: a revised scale for contemporary palliative care clinical practice [ISRCTN81117481] Amy P Abernethy, Tania Shelby-James, Belinda S Fazekas, David Woods, David C Currow BMC Palliative Care 2005, 4 :7 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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