Factors affecting physicians' decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatments in terminal care

H Hinkka; E Kosunen; R Metsänoja; U-K Lammi; P Kellokumpu-Lehtinen

doi:10.1136/jme.28.2.109

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Clinical ethics

Factors affecting physicians' decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatments in terminal care

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Dec 2023	115	17	4
Jan 2024	115	3	0
Feb 2024	59	9	0
Mar 2024	194	2	2
Total	9885	10057	3416

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