Factors associated with requesting and receiving euthanasia: a nationwide mortality follow-back study with a focus on patients with psychiatric disorders, dementia, or an accumulation of health problems related to old age

BACKGROUND: Recently, euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) in patients with psychiatric disorders, dementia, or an accumulation of health problems has taken a prominent place in the public debate. However, limited is known about this practice. The purpose of this study was threefold: to estimate th...

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Autores principales: Evenblij, Kirsten, Pasman, H. Roeline W., van der Heide, Agnes, Hoekstra, Trynke, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6379969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30777057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1276-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6379969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30777057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1276-y

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