Internists’ attitudes towards terminal sedation in end of life care

Objective: To describe the frequency of support for terminal sedation among internists, determine whether support for terminal sedation is accompanied by support for physician assisted suicide (PAS), and explore characteristics of internists who support terminal sedation but not assisted suicide. De...

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Authors: Kaldjian, L. C. (Author) ; Jekel, J. F. (Author) ; Bernene, J. L. (Author) ; Rosenthal, G. E. (Author) ; Vaughan-Sarrazin, M. (Author) ; Duffy, T. P. (Author)
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2004
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 30, Issue: 5, Pages: 499-503
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