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Journal of Palliative Medicine

Editor-in-Chief: Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD

ISSN: 1096-6218 • Published Monthly • Online ISSN: 1557-7740

Current Volume: 15

Latest Impact Factor* is 2.245
*2010 Journal Citation Reports® published by Thomson Reuters, 2011

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Overview

Journal of Palliative Medicine is the premier peer-reviewed journal covering medical, psychosocial, policy, and legal issues in end-of-life care and relief of suffering for patients with intractable pain. The Journal presents essential information for professionals in hospice/palliative medicine, focusing on improving quality of life for patients and their families, and the latest developments in drug and non-drug treatments.  

The companion weekly eNewsletter, Briefings in Palliative, Hospice, and Pain Medicine & Management, delivers the latest breaking news and information to keep clinicians and health care providers continuously updated.  

Journal of Palliative Medicine coverage includes:

  • The latest medical advances in pain and symptom management
  • Evidence-based protocols
  • Model palliative care programs
  • Clinical case reports
  • Guidance for working with patients and their families
  • Psychological and spiritual aspects of end-of-life care
  • Roundtable discussions with leading experts in the field

Journal of Palliative Medicine is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD, Provost, Institute for Palliative Medicine San Diego Hospice and other leading investigators. View the entire editorial board.

Audience: Physicians and pediatricians, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, pain medicine specialists, and hospice and nursing home staff, among others.

Society Affiliations

The Official Journal of CAPC and ANZSPM An Official Journal of


Australian & New Zealand

Society of Palliative Medicine

 

  

Personal subscribers to Journal of Palliative Medicine also receive Briefings in Palliative, Hospice, and Pain Medicine & Management. This informative eNewsletter reports on up-to-the-minute news in the field. More information about Briefings can be found at www.liebertpub.com/bphp

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Indexed/Abstracted in:

MEDLINE; Current Contents®/Clinical Medicine; Science Citation Index Expanded; Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition; International Pharmaceutical Abstracts; EMBASE/Excerpta Medica; Scopus; CINAHL® database; PsycINFO; AMED - Allied and Contemporary Medicine Database
 

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