Determinants of acceptance of end-of-life interventions: a comparison between withdrawing life-prolonging treatment and euthanasia in Austria.

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Published in BMC Med Ethics on December 01, 2015

Authors

Erwin Stolz1, Franziska Großschädl2, Hannes Mayerl3, Éva Rásky4, Wolfgang Freidl5

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsstrasse 6/I, Graz, 8010, Austria. erwin.stolz@medunigraz.at.
2: Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Billrothgasse 6, Graz, 8010, Austria. franziska.grossschaedl@medunigraz.at.
3: Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsstrasse 6/I, Graz, 8010, Austria. hannes.mayerl@medunigraz.at.
4: Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsstrasse 6/I, Graz, 8010, Austria. eva.rasky@medunigraz.at.
5: Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsstrasse 6/I, Graz, 8010, Austria. wolfgang.freidl@medunigraz.at.

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