Highlights of the May Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal:
Promoting Evidence in Practice
Octreotide for Malignant Bowel Obstruction: Commentary on Currow et al.
Sebastiano Mercadante
Original Articles
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial of Octreotide in Malignant Bowel Obstruction
David C. Currow, Stephen Quinn, Meera Agar, Belinda Fazekas, Janet Hardy, Nikki McCaffrey, Smon Eckermann, Amy P. Abernethy, and Katherine Clark
Measuring End-of-Life Care and Outcomes in Residential Care/Assisted Living and Nursing Homes
Sheryl Zimmerman, Lauren Cohen, Jenny van der Steen, David Reed, Mirjam C. van Soest-Poortvliet, Laura C. Hanson, and Philip D. Sloane
Quality of Life and Cost of Care at the End of Life: The Role of Advance Directives
Melissa M. Garrido, Tracy A. Balboni, Paul K. Maciejewski, Yuhua Bao, and Holly G. Prigerson
Review Article
Measuring Experience with End-of-Life Care: A Systematic Literature Review
Jessica Penn Lendon, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Anne M. Walling, Karl A. Lorenz, Oluwatobi A. Oluwatola, Rebecca Anhang Price, Denise Quigley, and Joan M. Teno
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Submitted by: David J. Casarett, MD, MA, Senior Associate Editor, JPSM