Doctors' authoritarianism in end-of-life treatment decisions. A comparison between Russia, Sweden and Germany

Objectives—The study was performed in order to investigate how end-of-life decisions are influenced by cultural and sociopolitical circumstances and to explore the compliance of doctors with patient wishes Participants and measurement—Five hundred and thirty-five physicians were surveyed in Sweden (...

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Published in:Journal of Medical Ethics
Main Authors: Richter, Jörg, Eisemann, Martin, Zgonnikova, Elena
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMJ 2001
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.27.3.186
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