Medical end-of-life decisions: Does its use differ in vulnerable patient groups? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1282-1287

  Rietjens, Judith A C ^a   Deschepper, Reginald ^a   Pasman, Roeline ^b   Deliens, Luc ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Inequalities; Medical end of life decisions; Meta analysis; Prevalence; Random effects; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DATA BASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84858618332     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.12.046     Document Type: Review

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