For the Universal Right to Access Quality End-of-Life Care in Korea: Broadening Our Perspective After the 2018 Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Act

Hye Yoon Park^{1

2}, Min Sun Kim^{3

4

5}, Shin Hye Yoo³, Jung Lee⁴, In Gyu Song⁶, So Yeon Jeon^{7

8}, Eun Kyung Choi⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
² Center for Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hypark@snu.ac.kr.
³ Center for Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁴ Center for Integrative Care Hub, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Severance Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁷ Department of Psychiatry, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
⁸ Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
⁹ Department of Medical Humanities and Medical Education, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

Hye Yoon Park et al. J Korean Med Sci. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 1;39(12):e123.

doi: 10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e123.

Hye Yoon Park^{1

2}, Min Sun Kim^{3

4

5}, Shin Hye Yoo³, Jung Lee⁴, In Gyu Song⁶, So Yeon Jeon^{7

8}, Eun Kyung Choi⁹

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
² Center for Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hypark@snu.ac.kr.
³ Center for Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁴ Center for Integrative Care Hub, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Severance Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁷ Department of Psychiatry, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
⁸ Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
⁹ Department of Medical Humanities and Medical Education, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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