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Religion and discussion of end-of-life care: the hunt for the hidden confounder must begin
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I would first like to congratulate Dr Seale for producing a thought-provoking piece of research that has captured the imagination of the nation's media.1 I would also like to point out an interesting discordance that I have noted with regard to the findings of this important research, which ought to stimulate further discussion.
Although religious doctors were significantly less likely than their non-religious colleagues to provide continuous or deep sedation until death or to provide treatment with at least …
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Competing interests The author is a practising Catholic.
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