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Euthanasia and other end-of-life decisions: a mortality follow-back study in Belgium
BACKGROUND: This study compares prevalence and types of medical end-of-life decisions between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities of Belgium. This is the first nationwide study that can make these comparisons and the first measurement after implementation of the euthanasia law (2002)....
Autores principales: | Van den Block, Lieve, Deschepper, Reginald, Bilsen, Johan, Bossuyt, Nathalie, Van Casteren, Viviane, Deliens, Luc |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660906/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19272153 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-79 |
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