Experts' attitudes towards medical futility: an empirical survey from Japan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The current debate about medical futility is mostly driven by theoretical and personal perspectives and there is a lack of empirical data to document experts and public attitudes towards medical futility.</p> <p>Methods&l...

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Main Authors: Asai Atsushi, Bagheri Alireza, Ida Ryuichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6939/7/8