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Open AccessTrends in Swedish physicians’ attitudes towards physician-assisted suicide: a cross-sectional study
To examine attitudes towards physician-assisted suicide (PAS) among physicians in Sweden and compare these with the results from a similar cross-sectional study performed in 2007.
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Managing Ethical Difficulties in Healthcare: Communicating in Inter-professional Clinical Ethics Support Sessions
Several studies show that healthcare professionals need to communicate inter-professionally in order to manage ethical difficulties. A model of clinical ethics support (CES) inspired by Habermas’ theory of dis...
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Are physicians’ estimations of future events value-impregnated? Cross-sectional study of double intentions when providing treatment that shortens a dying patient’s life
The aim of the present study was to corroborate or undermine a previously presented conjecture that physicians’ estimations of others’ opinions are influenced by their own opinions. We used questionnaire base...
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To treat or not to treat a newborn child with severe brain damage? A cross-sectional study of physicians’ and the general population’s perceptions of intentions
Ethical dilemmas are common in the neonatal intensive care setting. The aim of the present study was to investigate the opinions of Swedish physicians and the general public on treatment decisions regarding a ...