Table 1.

Databases and hand searches/search terms

Databases (update search to mid Oct 2010)	Search Terms	Hand Search of Journals (update search to mid Oct 2010)
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

^a The official classifications for ethnicity and religious affiliation used by the UK Office of National Statistics, whereas the words 'cultur*, intercultural, cross-cultural, transcultural, ethnic*, migrant*, minorit* and diversity' were chosen in order to retrieve articles concerning cultural competence/sensitivity/humility and minority ethnic groups.