Reasons doctors provide futile treatment at the end of life: a qualitative study

Objective Futile treatment, which by definition cannot benefit a patient, is undesirable. This research investigated why doctors believe that treatment that they consider to be futile is sometimes provided at the end of a patient's life.Design Semistructured in-depth interviews.Setting Three la...

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Authors: Willmott, Lindy (Author) ; White, Benjamin (Author) ; Gallois, Cindy (Author) ; Parker, Malcolm (Author) ; Graves, Nicholas (Author) ; Winch, Sarah (Author) ; Callaway, Leonie Kaye (Author) ; Shepherd, Nicole (Author) ; Close, Eliana (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2016
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 42, Issue: 8, Pages: 496-503
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