Physician reports of medication use with explicit intention of hastening the end of life in the absence of explicit patient request in general practice in Belgium
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the incidence of the use of life-ending drugs without explicit patient request has been estimated in several studies, in-depth empirical research on this controversial practice is nonexistent. Based on face-to-face interview...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/186 |