An International Consensus Definition of the Wish to Hasten Death and Its Related Factors.

An International Consensus Definition of the Wish to Hasten Death and Its Related Factors.

BACKGROUND:The desire for hastened death or wish to hasten death (WTHD) that is experienced by some patients with advanced illness is a complex phenomenon for which no widely accepted definition exists. This lack of a common conceptualization hinders understanding and cooperation between clinicians...

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Main Authors: Albert Balaguer, Cristina Monforte-Royo, Josep Porta-Sales, Alberto Alonso-Babarro, Rogelio Altisent, Amor Aradilla-Herrero, Mercedes Bellido-Pérez, William Breitbart, Carlos Centeno, Miguel Angel Cuervo, Luc Deliens, Gerrit Frerich, Chris Gastmans, Stephanie Lichtenfeld, Joaquín T Limonero, Markus A Maier, Lars Johan Materstvedt, María Nabal, Gary Rodin, Barry Rosenfeld, Tracy Schroepfer, Joaquín Tomás-Sábado, Jordi Trelis, Christian Villavicencio-Chávez, Raymond Voltz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4700969?pdf=render

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