The incidence and characteristics of end-of-life decisions by GPs in Belgium

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 282-289

  Bilsen, Johan ^a,b   Stichele, Robert Vander ^c   Mortier, Freddy ^b   Bernheim, Jan ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a,d  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Sci Assoc Flemish Gen Practioners   (Belgium)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Euthanasia; Family physicians; Medical futility; Physician' s practice patterns; Primary health care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; BELGIUM; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING HOME; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REGISTER; RELIGION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINAL DISEASE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 2942661478     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh312     Document Type: Article

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