Book of the Month: Management of Advanced Disease

Sykes N. , Edmonds P. , Wiles J. , eds. Management of Advanced Disease. London: Arnold, 2004 [628 pp; ISBN 0-340-76313-2 (p/b); £29.99]

Lynn J. , Harrel F. Jr. , Cohn C. , Wagner D. , Connors A.F. Jr. Prognoses of seriously ill hospitalised patients on the day before death: implications for patient care and public policy. New Horizons 1997; 5: 56–61

James V. , Field D. Routinisation of hospice: charisma and bureaucracy. Soc Sci Med 1992; 34: 1363–75