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Are transmucosal anticipatory medications a viable end-of-life intervention in the community? A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the published evidence
Community nurses’ experiences of using an anticipatory medication decision aid tool: a qualitative study
Developing research-driven personas to improve injectable ‘just-in-case’ medication use at the end of life
Exploring access to controlled drugs for palliative and end of life care in UK Care Homes
Families Administering Medications (FAM): Broadening Awareness and supporting staff in practice
General Practitioners’ Perspectives on their Current and Future Role in Palliative and End-of-life Care
Identifying community nurses’ contributions to end-of-life care
Mapping patient and family carer experiences with injectable anticipatory medications: identifying opportunities for improvement.
Patients’ and families’ experiences of accessing end-of-life injectable medications care
Stakeholder needs assessment concerning injectable end-of-life symptom control medication
The hidden work of community nurses’ when providing timely injectable end-of-life medication care: a qualitative study
Understanding patients’ experiences of dying at home: a systematic literature review
Using injectable end-of-life symptom control medications at home: understanding human and system factors through inclusive design
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Antiemetics towards the end of life in Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia: a systematic literature review
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Dr Siddhartha Kar
Associate Professor of Genetic Epidemiology for Cancer Development
sk718@cam.ac.uk
