Attitudes towards end-of-life issues in disorders of consciousness: A European survey

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1058-1065

  Demertzi, A ^a   Ledoux, D ^a   Bruno, M A ^a   Vanhaudenhuyse, A ^a   Gosseries, O ^a   Soddu, A ^a   Schnakers, C ^a   Moonen, G ^b   Laureys, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

End of life; Ethics; Euthanasia; Minimally conscious state; Survey; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GROUPS BY SEX; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MALE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONSCIOUSNESS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959818558     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5882-z     Document Type: Article

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