Involvement of palliative care in euthanasia practice in a context of legalized euthanasia : a population-based mortality follow-back study
Background: In the international debate about assisted dying, it is commonly stated that euthanasia is incompatible with palliative care. In Belgium, where euthanasia was legalized in 2002, the Federation for Palliative Care Flanders has endorsed the viewpoint that euthanasia can be embedded in palliative care. Aim: To examine the involvement of palliative care services in euthanasia practice in a context of legalized euthanasia. Design: Population-based mortality follow-back survey. Setting/participants: Physicians attending a random sample of 6871 deaths in Flanders, Belgium, in 2013. Result... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / Palliative care / euthanasia / end-of-life care / end-of-life decision-making / BELGIUM / END / REQUESTS |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28945857 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8545753 |