Table 1 Databases and hand searches/search terms

Web of Knowledge all databases

(Web of Science with conference

Proceedings (1899-2010), BIOSIS

Previews (1969-2010), Inspec

(1969-2010), MEDLINE (1950-2010),

Journal Citation Reports (2000-2010));

OVID (AMED (1985-2010); MEDLINE

(1950 to 2010); PsycINFO (1806 to 2010);

and EMBASE (1980 to 2010)); Cancerlit

(1975-2010); ASSIA (1987-2010);

CINAHL (1982 to 2010); and Cochrane

reviews (1996-2010).

("United Kingdom" OR UK OR Britain OR

England OR Wales OR Scotland OR "Northern

Ireland")

AND

(palliative OR terminal OR "end of life"

OR end-of-life OR death OR dying OR

"continu* care" OR "advance directive*"

OR hospice* OR "supportive care")

AND

(cultur* OR intercultural OR cross-cultural

OR transcultural OR ethnic* OR migrant* OR

minorit* OR diversity OR Muslim* OR Jew* OR

Christian* OR Sikh* OR Buddh* OR Hindu* OR

India* OR Pakistan* OR black OR white OR

Caribbean* OR Africa* OR Bangladesh* OR

Irish OR British OR Chinese OR Asian*)^a

European Journal of Palliative Care 1994-2010

International Journal of Palliative Nursing 1996-2010

Palliative Medicine 1987-2010

Journal of Palliative Care 1985-2010

Diversity in Health and Social Care 2004-2008

(Diversity in Health and Care 2008-2010)

Omega 1970-2010

Mortality 1996-2010

Medical Anthropology Volume 21 2002-2010