Intentionally ending one's own life in the presence or absence of a medical condition: A nationwide mortality follow-back study

In the Netherlands, people who wish to intentionally end their own life can request for physician assistance in dying (PAD). Having a classifiable medical condition is a prerequisite to receive PAD. Some people, either in the presence or absence of a medical condition, choose to end life without ass...

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Main Authors: Martijn Hagens, H. Roeline W. Pasman, Agnes van der Heide, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321001464