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The wish to die and hastening death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A scoping review

BACKGROUND: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) develops into a life-threatening condition 2 to 4 years after the onset of symptoms. Although many people with the disease decide in favour of life-sustaining measures, thoughts about hastening death are not uncommon. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to examine...

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Autores principales: Erdmann, Anke, Spoden, Celia, Hirschberg, Irene, Neitzke, Gerald
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8380909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33397660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002640