Participation of French general practitioners in end-of-life decisions for their hospitalised patients.

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Published in J Med Ethics on December 01, 2006

Authors

E Ferrand1, P Jabre, S Fernandez-Curiel, F Morin, C Vincent-Genod, P Duvaldestin, F Lemaire, C Hervé, J Marty

Author Affiliations

1: Service d'Anesthésie Réanimation SAMU 94, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, AP-HP 51, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil cedex, France. edouard.ferrand@hmn.aphp.fr

Associated clinical trials:

Impact of an Early Palliative Approach (LATAREA-IV) | NCT02471976

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