Database: Ovid MEDLINE(R) <1950 to August week 1 2009>
Search strategy:
  1. palliati$.mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word] (47738)

  2. terminal care.mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word] (17267)

  3. “end of life care”.mp. (2526)

  4. hospice.mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word] (6964)

  5. 4 or 1 or 3 or 2 (64728)

  6. transition$.mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word] (144385)

  7. continuity.mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word] (25495)

  8. 6 or 7 (168872)

  9. 8 and 5 (1144)

  10. limit 9 to english language (977)

  11. from 10 keep 1-977 (977)

Database: EMBASE <1980 to 2009 week 33>
Search strategy:
  1. palliati$.mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name] (36944)

  2. terminal care.mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name] (5183)

  3. “end of life care”.mp. (1601)

  4. hospice.mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name] (3279)

  5. 4 or 1 or 3 or 2 (41542)

  6. transition$.mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name] (139442)

  7. continuity.mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name] (12431)

  8. 6 or 7 (151529)

  9. 8 and 5 (520)

  10. limit 9 to english language (458)

  11. [from 10 keep 1-977] (0)

  12. from 10 keep 1-458 (458)

Database: NHSEED <1980 to 2009>
Searched: 1 March 2009
Results: 16
[palliati* or terminal care or end of life care or hospice] and [transition* or continuity]
Database: CDSR <1980 to 2009>
Searched: 1 March 2009
Results: 13
[palliati* or terminal care or end of life care or hospice] and [transition* or continuity]