Attitudes of Italian doctors to euthanasia and assisted suicide for terminally ill patients

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作者
Grassi, L [1 ]
Agostini, M [1 ]
Magnani, K [1 ]
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[1] Univ Ferrara, Clin Psichiat, Arcispedale S Anna, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy
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10.1016/S0140-6736(99)04194-X
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Among Italian hospital physicians and general practitioners, 17.9% endorsed euthanasia or assisted suicide for terminally ill patients and 79.4% endorsed withholding or withdrawal of treatment. Need for attention to quality of life and pain control also emerged.
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