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When the cause of death does not exist: time for the WHO to close the ICD classification gap for Medical Aid in Dying

Medical aid in dying (MAID) is a highly controversial ethical issue in the global medical community. Unfortunately, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO) lacks coding for MAID. Therefore, no robust data adequately monitors worldwide trends that inc...

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Autores principales: Güth, Uwe, Weitkunat, Rolf, McMillan, Shaun, Schneeberger, Andres R., Battegay, Edouard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10660015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102301