Care of the Dying

The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): A Simple Method for the Assessment of Palliative Care Patients

Éduardo Bruera, Norma Kuehn, Melvin J. Miller et al. · Journal of Palliative Care · 1991 · 2.7K citations

Nursing, Internal Medicine, End-of-life Care +16

Clinical governance and the drive for quality improvement in the new NHS in England

Gabriel Scally, L.J. Donaldson · BMJ · 1998 · 1K citations · Full text

Medicine, Behavioral Sciences, Pharmacology +10

Transdermal fentanyl versussustained-release oral morphine in cancer pain: Preference, efficacy, and quality of life

Sam H. Ahmedzai, David Brooks · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 1997 · 476 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacotherapy +14

Symptom Prevalence and Control during Cancer Patients’ Last Days of Life

Vittorio Ventafridda, Carla Ripamonti, Franco De Conno et al. · Journal of Palliative Care · 1990 · 455 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Hospice Care +16

Symptom Control during the Last Week of Life on a Palliative Care Unit

Robin L. Fainsinger, Melvin J. Miller, Éduardo Bruera et al. · Journal of Palliative Care · 1991 · 362 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Cancer Symptom Management +13