End-of-life medical decisions in France: a death certificate follow-up survey 5 years after the 2005 act of parliament on patients’ rights and end of life
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The “Patients’ Rights and End of Life Care” Act came into force in France in 2005. It allows withholding/withdrawal of life-support treatment, and intensified use of medications that may hasten death through a double effect, as long...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/11/25 |