Karen Macmillan

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Karen Macmillan is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Macmillan has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 10 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 9 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Karen Macmillan's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (12 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (9 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (5 papers). Karen Macmillan is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (12 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (9 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (5 papers). Karen Macmillan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Karen Macmillan's co-authors include Éduardo Bruera, Norma Kuehn, Melvin J. Miller, John Hanson, R. Neil MacDonald, Pierre Gagnon, Fiona O’Shea, Srini Chary, Keith G. Wilson and David Kuhl and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Karen Macmillan

27 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): A Simple Method for the Assessment of Palliative Care Patients

1991 2.1k citations Éduardo Bruera, Norma Kuehn et al. Journal of Palliative Care profile →

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Norma Kuehn Canada

Melvin J. Miller Canada

Sharon Watanabe Canada

Dale Theobald United States

Kenneth L. Kirsh United States

Sriram Yennurajalingam United States

Meera Agar Australia

Henrique A. Parsons United States

Kris Vissers Netherlands

Susan B. LeGrand United States

Norma Kuehn Canada

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675 ×0.9

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368 ×0.8

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Citations per year, relative to Karen Macmillan Karen Macmillan (= 1×) peers Norma Kuehn

Countries citing papers authored by Karen Macmillan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen Macmillan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Macmillan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Macmillan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Macmillan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karen Macmillan. Karen Macmillan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wilson, Keith G., Tim Dalgleish, Harvey Max Chochinov, et al.. (2014). Mental disorders and the desire for death in patients receiving palliative care for cancer. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 6(2). 170–177. 81 indexed citations

Thompson, Genevieve, Harvey Max Chochinov, Keith G. Wilson, et al.. (2009). Prognostic Acceptance and the Well-Being of Patients Receiving Palliative Care for Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(34). 5757–5762. 87 indexed citations

Wilson, Keith G., Harvey Max Chochinov, Pierre Allard, et al.. (2009). Prevalence and Correlates of Pain in the Canadian National Palliative Care Survey. Pain Research and Management. 14(5). 365–370. 24 indexed citations

Wilson, Keith G., Harvey Max Chochinov, Christine McPherson, et al.. (2007). Suffering With Advanced Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 25(13). 1691–1697. 130 indexed citations

Wilson, Keith G., Harvey Max Chochinov, Pierre Allard, et al.. (2007). Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Palliative Cancer Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 33(2). 118–129. 254 indexed citations

Wilson, Keith G., Harvey Max Chochinov, Christine McPherson, et al.. (2007). Desire for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide in palliative cancer care.. Health Psychology. 26(3). 314–323. 107 indexed citations

Clarke, Margaret, et al.. (1999). Relatives’ lived experiences of complementary therapies in a critical care department – a phenomenological study. Australian Critical Care. 12(4). 147–153. 3 indexed citations

Jenkins, Catherine, Karen Macmillan, & Éduardo Bruera. (1997). Increasing Pain and Escalating Opioid Doses in a Patient with Cancer. Journal of Palliative Care. 13(3). 43–47. 1 indexed citations

Macmillan, Karen, et al.. (1994). A prospective comparison study between a butterfly needle and a Teflon cannula for subcutaneous narcotic administration. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 9(2). 82–84. 33 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, Tara MacEachern, Karen Macmillan, Melvin J. Miller, & John Hanson. (1993). Local tolerance to subcutaneous infusions of high concentrations of hydromorphone: A prospective study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 8(4). 201–204. 17 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, Melvin J. Miller, Karen Macmillan, & Norma Kuehn. (1992). Neuropsychological effects of methylphenidate in patients receiving a continuous infusion of narcotics for cancer pain. Pain. 48(2). 163–166. 120 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, Carla Ripamonti, Carleen Brenneis, Karen Macmillan, & John Hanson. (1992). A randomized double-blind crossover trial of intravenous lidocaine in the treatment of neuropathic cancer pain. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 7(3). 138–140. 62 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, Karen Macmillan, Norma Kuehn, & Melvin J. Miller. (1992). Circadian distribution of extra doses of narcotic analgesics in patients with cancer pain: a preliminary report. Pain. 49(3). 311–314. 42 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, et al.. (1991). The Edmonton injector: A simple device for patient-controlled subcutaneous analgesia. Pain. 44(2). 167–169. 23 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, et al.. (1991). The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): A Simple Method for the Assessment of Palliative Care Patients. Journal of Palliative Care. 7(2). 6–9. 2060 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bruera, Éduardo, et al.. (1990). Decreased local toxicity with subcutaneous diamorphine (heroin): a preliminary report. Pain. 43(1). 91–94. 16 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, Karen Macmillan, Norma Kuehn, John Hanson, & R. Neil MacDonald. (1990). A controlled trial of megestrol acetate on appetite, caloric intake, nutritional status, and other symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. Cancer. 66(6). 1279–1282. 182 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, et al.. (1990). Social and Demographic Characteristics of Patients Admitted to a Palliative Care Unit. Journal of Palliative Care. 6(4). 16–20. 24 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, et al.. (1990). Effects of morphine on the dyspnea of terminal cancer patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 5(6). 341–344. 137 indexed citations

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Bruera, Éduardo, et al.. (1989). The cognitive effects of the administration of narcotic analgesics in patients with cancer pain. Pain. 39(1). 13–16. 203 indexed citations

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