Palliative sedation in The Netherlands: Starting-points and contents of a national guideline

European Journal of Health Law

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-73

  Legemaate, Johan ^a   Verkerk, Marian ^b   Van Wijlick, Eric ^c   De Graeff, Alexander ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Royal Dutch Medical Association   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Euthanasia; Palliative sedation; Patients' rights

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSULTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DYING; EUTHANASIA; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION;

CONSCIOUS SEDATION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 34447530517     PISSN: 09290273     EISSN: 15718093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092902707X185451     Document Type: Review

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