Terminal sedation and euthanasia: a comparison of clinical practices.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on April 10, 2006

Authors

Judith A C Rietjens1, Johannes J M van Delden, Agnes van der Heide, Astrid M Vrakking, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Paul J van der Maas, Gerrit van der Wal

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. j.rietjens@erasmusmc.nl

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