“It is not the fading candle that one expects”: general practitioners’ perspectives on life-preserving versus “letting go” decision-making in end-of-life home care
Background Many general practitioners (GPs) are willing to provide end-of-life (EoL) home care for their patients. International research on GPs’ approach to care in patients’ final weeks of life showed a combination of palliative measures with life-preserving actions.
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750732/ |