A national survey of Italian physicians' attitudes towards end-of-life decisions following the death of Eluana Englaro

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 542-549

  Solarino, Biagio ^a   Bruno, Francesco ^a   Frati, Giacomo ^b,c   Dell'Erba, Alessandro ^a   Frati, Paola ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Decision making; End of life; Ethical issues; Euthanasia; Italy; Persistent vegetative state; Physician's role; Withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COURT; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; ITALY; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUTRITION; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBE FEEDING;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79953834743     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2132-5     Document Type: Article

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