A post-mortem survey on end-of-life decisions using a representative sample of death certificates in Flanders, Belgium : research protocol
Background: Reliable studies of the incidence and characteristics of medical end-of-life decisions with a certain or possible life shortening effect (ELDs) are indispensable for an evidence-based medical and societal debate on this issue. This article presents the protocol drafted for the 2007 ELD Study in Flanders, Belgium, and outlines how the main aims and challenges of the study (i.e. making reliable incidence estimates of end-of-life decisions, even rare ones, and describing their characteristics; allowing comparability with past ELD studies; guaranteeing strict anonymity given the sensit... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2008 |
Schlagwörter: | Social Sciences / PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE / PALLIATIVE CARE / EUROPEAN COUNTRIES / MEDICAL-PRACTICE / NATIONAL-SURVEY / EUTHANASIA / NETHERLANDS / INFANTS / PLACE / LAW |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26830503 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/437477 |