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04-1. Athale N, Sturley A, Skoczen S, Kavanaugh A, Lenert L. A web-compatible instrument for measuring self-reported disease activity in arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2004 Feb;31(2):223-8. PMID: 14760788 FULL TEXT

04-2. Bowen K, Thomas JR, von Gunten CF (2004). Chapter 10: The management of ascites. In: Booth S, Bruera E (eds). Palliative Care Consultations in Gynaecology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004:133-142.

04-3. Briggs M, Ferris FD, Glynn C, Harding K, Hofman D, Hollinworth H, Krasner DL, Lindholm C, Moffatt C, Price P, Romanelli M, Sibbald G, Stacey M, Teot L; World Union of Wound Healing Societies EXPERT WORKING GROUP. Assessing pain at wound dressing-related procedures. Nurs Times. 2004 Oct 12-18;100(41):56-7. PMID: 15517738

04-4. Briggs M, Ferris FD, Glynn C, Harding K, Hofman D, Hollinworth H, Krasner DL, Lindholm C, Moffatt C, Price P, Romanelli M, Sibbald G, Stacey M, Teot L; World Union of Wound Healing Societies EXPERT WORKING GROUP. Principles of best practice: Minimising pain at wound dressing-related procedures. A consensus document. London, UK: MEP Ltd, 2004. FULL TEXT

04-5. Carrington NA, Bogetz JF. Normal grief and bereavement: letters from home. J Palliat Med. 2004 Apr;7(2):309-23. PMID: 15130212 FULL TEXT

04-6. Ferris FD. Last Hours of Living. In: Emanuel L (ed). Clin Geriatr Med. 2004 Nov;20(4):641-67. PMID: 15541617 FULL TEXT

04-7. Ferris FD. Standards and guidelines: do they matter? J Palliat Med. 2004 Dec;7(6):750-2. PMID: 15684841 FULL TEXT

04-8. Herbst L. Hospice Care at the End of Life. In: Emanuel L (ed). Clin Geriatr Med. 2004 Nov;20(4):753-765. PMID: 15541624 FULL TEXT

04-9. Lenert LA, Sturley AP, Rapaport MH, Chavez S, Mohr PE, Rupnow M. Public preferences for health states with schizophrenia and a mapping function to estimate utilities from positive and negative symptom scale scores. Schizophr Res. 2004 Nov 1;71(1):155-65. PMID: 15374583 FULL TEXT

04-10. McCann S.. Describing death in america: what we need to know. J Palliat Med. 2004 Aug;7(4):589-90. PMID: 15353106 FULL TEXT

04-11. Porter-Williamson K, von Gunten CF, Garman K, Herbst L, Bluestein HG, Evans W. Improving knowledge in palliative medicine with a required hospice rotation for third-year medical students. Acad Med. 2004 Aug;79(8):777-82. PMID: 15277135 FULL TEXT

04-12. Robinson K, Sutton S, von Gunten CF, Ferris FD, Molodyko N, Martinez J, Emanuel LL. Assessment of the education for physicians on end-of-life Care (EPEC) curriculum. J Palliat Med. 2004 Oct;7(5):637-45. PMID: 15588354 FULL TEXT

04-13. Sloan PA, von Gunten CF, Lupu D. Palliative Medicine Recognition as a Subspecialty: Implications for Pain Physicians. Pain Medicine News, 2004.

04-14. Thomas JR, Ferris FD, von Gunten CF. Approach to Management of Cancer pain. In: Benzon HT, Raja SN, Molloy RE, Liu S, Fishman SM (eds). Essentials of Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia, 2nd Edition. Elsevier Science, 2004. ISBN: 0443066515 FIND ONLINE

04-15. Thomas J, Kronenberg R, Cox MC, Naco GC, Wallace M, von Gunten CF. Intravenous lidocaine relieves severe pain: results of an inpatient hospice chart review. J Palliat Med. 2004 Oct;7(5):660-7. PMID: FULL TEXT

04-16. Thomas JR, von Gunten CF. Management of Constipation in Patients with Cancer. Supportive Cancer Therapy. 2004;2(1):47-51. FULL TEXT

04-17. Thomas JR, von Gunten CF. Opioids for Dyspnea: What is the Evidence?. In: Rousseau P (ed). AAHPM Bulletin. Glenview, IL: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2004;5(3):5-6. FULL TEXT

04-18. Thomas JR, von Gunten CF. Peer Viewpoint: Clinical status of methylnaltrexone, a new agent to prevent and manage opioid-induced side effect. J Support Oncology. 2004;2(2):119-121. FULL TEXT AT END OF ARTICLE

04-19. Thwaites D, McCann S, Broderick P. Hydromorphone neuroexcitation. J Palliat Med. 2004 Aug;7(4):545-50. PMID: 15353098 FULL TEXT

04-20. von Gunten CF. Financing palliative care. In: Emanuel L (ed). Clin Geriatr Med. 2004 Nov;20(4):767-781. PMID: 15541625 FULL TEXT

04-21. von Gunten CF. Inaugural editorial. J Palliat Med. 2004 Oct;7(5):607-8. PMID: 15541625 FULL TEXT

04-22. von Gunten CF. Methadone: starting dosing information No. 86. J Palliat Med. 2004 Apr;7(2):304-5. PMID: 15130210 FULL TEXT

04-23. von Gunten CF. Palliative Care: infant or adolescent? J Palliat Med. 2004 Dec;7(6):746-7. PMID: 15684839 FULL TEXT

04-24. von Gunten CF. Prevent and relieve suffering: professional palliative care. Cancer Invest. 2003;21(6):963-4. PMID: 14735699

04-25. von Gunten CF, Lupu D. Development of a medical subspecialty in palliative medicine: progress report. J Palliat Med. 2004 Apr;7(2):209-19. PMID: 15130199 FULL TEXT

04-26. von Gunten CF, Lupu D. Recognizing palliative medicine as a subspecialty: what does it mean for oncology? J Support Oncol. 2004 Mar-Apr;2(2):166-74. PMID: 15328819 DOWNLOAD 86K PDF

04-27. von Gunten CF, Weissman D. Hospice and EOL Issues. In: Boyiadzis M, Lebowitz P, Frame J, Fojo T (eds). Hematology/Oncology Sourcebook. Little Brown & Co, Boston, 2004.

04-28. West PJ, Ferris F, Balfour H, Bowen K, Farley J, Hardwick M, Lamontagne C, Lundy M, Syme A. Not just any old standards...2002 Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Standards. Can Oncol Nurs J. 2004 Spring;14(2):112-6. (In English et français) PMID: 15230031