ICD-Based Cause of Death Statistics Fail to Provide Reliable Data for Medical Aid in Dying

ICD-Based Cause of Death Statistics Fail to Provide Reliable Data for Medical Aid in Dying

Objectives: To evaluate the most recent developments of medical aid in dying (MAID) in Switzerland and to test the reliability of reporting this phenomenon in cause of death statistics.Methods: By reviewing the MAID cases between 2018 and 2020, we compared the diseases and conditions underlying MAID...

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Main Authors: Uwe Güth, Christoph Junker, Marion Schafroth, Shaun McMillan, Andres R. Schneeberger, Constanze Elfgen, Edouard Battegay, Rolf Weitkunat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:International Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
medical aid in dying
physician assisted suicide
ICD classification
cause-of-death statistics
end of life decisions
Online Access:https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606260/full

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https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606260/full

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