Publication: Medical end-of-life practices in Swiss cultural regions: a death certificate study
Medical end-of-life practices in Swiss cultural regions: a death certificate study
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Hurst, S. A., Zellweger, U., Bosshard, G., & Bopp, M. (2018). Medical end-of-life practices in Swiss cultural regions: a death certificate study. BMC Medicine, 16(1), 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1043-5
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BACKGROUND: End-of-life decisions remain controversial. Switzerland, with three main languages shared with surrounding countries and legal suicide assistance, allows exploration of the effects of cultural differences on end-of-life practices within the same legal framework. METHODS: We conducted a death certificate study on a nationwide continuous random sample of Swiss residents. Using an internationally standardized tool, we sent 4998, 2965, and 1000 anonymous questionnaires to certifying physicians in the German-, French-, and Ital
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- Hurst, Samia A
- Zellweger, Ueli
- Bosshard, Georg
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Hurst, S. A., Zellweger, U., Bosshard, G., & Bopp, M. (2018). Medical end-of-life practices in Swiss cultural regions: a death certificate study. BMC Medicine, 16(1), 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1043-5
