EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE .1. HOW OFTEN IS IT PRACTICED BY FAMILY DOCTORS IN THE NETHERLANDS

被引：35

作者：

VANDERWAL, G

VANEIJK, J

LEENEN, HJJ

SPREEUWENBERG, C

机构：

[1] Province of North Holland, Haarlem, DC, 2001

来源：

FAMILY PRACTICE | 1992年 / 9卷 / 02期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1093/fampra/9.2.130

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

A survey was conducted among family doctors to determine the frequency with which they were requested to administer euthanasia or assist in suicide, and how often they actually applied these procedures. Two random samples (in each n = 521) were taken from the population of Dutch family doctors (n = 6300) and requested to complete an anonymous questionnaire. The response was 67%. The entire body of Dutch family doctors practises euthanasia or assisted suicide about 2000 times per annum; 48% have never engaged in these practices. An average of 40% of all requests are complied with. We conclude that far fewer family doctors are involved in euthanasia and assisted suicide than was previously supposed. Euthanasia or assisted suicide was administered to 1 in 25 persons who died in their own homes.

引用

页码：130 / 134

页数：5

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