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Multicenter Study
. 2005 Dec;19(8):587-93.
doi: 10.1191/0269216305pm1081oa.

The demand for euthanasia in palliative care units: a prospective study in seven units of the 'Rhône-Alpes' region

M C Comby  1 , M Filbet
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Multicenter Study

The demand for euthanasia in palliative care units: a prospective study in seven units of the 'Rhône-Alpes' region

M C Comby et al. Palliat Med. 2005 Dec.

Abstract

A prospective survey of five palliative care units in the Rhône-Alpes region of France over a six-month period identified 13 requests for euthanasia (from the patient, family or both). The frequency of the request was low at 2.1% (of 611 patients). We have sought to establish the reasons for this request from the patient or family and the follow up of this request over time.

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