Factors affecting physicians' decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatments in terminal care

Objectives: Treatment decisions in ethically complex situations are known to depend on a physician's personal characteristics and medical experience. We sought to study variability in decisions to withdraw or withhold specific life-supporting treatments in terminal care and to evaluate the asso...

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Authors: Hinkka, H. (Author) ; Kosunen, E. (Author) ; Metsänoja, R. (Author) ; Lammi, U. K. (Author) ; Kellokumpu-Lehtinen, P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2002
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-114
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