Comparison of the Expression and Granting of Requests for Euthanasia in Belgium in 2007 vs 2013

JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Oct;175(10):1703-6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.3982.

Authors

Sigrid Dierickx¹, Luc Deliens², Joachim Cohen¹, Kenneth Chambaere¹

Affiliations

¹ End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Belgium.
² End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Belgium2Department of Medical Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

PMID: 26259113
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.3982

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Attitude to Death
Belgium
Cause of Death
Euthanasia* / psychology
Euthanasia* / statistics & numerical data
Euthanasia* / trends
Female
Humans
Male
Patient Preference* / psychology
Patient Preference* / statistics & numerical data
Right to Die*
Surveys and Questionnaires