title: Evidence-based pain management and palliative care in issue two for 2004 of the Cochrane Library.
abstract: The Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews is published quarterly. Issue two for 2004 of the library was published in April 2004. The Cochrane Library now contains 1,999 complete reviews, 1,441 protocols of reviews, and 4,645 one-page summaries of systematic reviews published in the general (non-Cochrane) medical literature. In addition there are citations of 405,580 randomized controlled trials, 18 methodology reviews and 5,414 cited papers in the Cochrane methodology register. The health technology assessment database now contains 3,848 citations. This edition of the Library contains the results of an extensive search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on EMBASE. The latest library contains 78 new reviews, 10 of which are considered relevant to practitioners in pain and palliative care. References are published in the same format as the citation for Cochrane reviews.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Regional Pain Relief Unit, Churchill Hospital, UK. phil.wiffen@pain-relief-unit.oxford.ac.uk
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wiffen
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019341:Aromatherapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D012693:Serial Publications
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics