Participation of French general practitioners in end-of-life decisions for their hospitalised patients

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 683-687

  Ferrand, Edouard ^a   Jabre, P ^a   Fernandez Curiel, S ^a   Morin, F ^a   Vincent Genod, C ^a   Duvaldestin, P ^a   Lemaire, F ^a   Herve C ^b   Marty, J ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYING; EUTHANASIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; FRANCE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33845724673     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.014084     Document Type: Article

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