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Nutrition in the terminal stages of life in nursing-home patients
Author(s)Marcel G M Olde Rikkert, Willibrord H L Hoefnagels
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 30, no 6, November 2001
Pagespp 436-438
KeywordsNutrition ; Patients [nursing homes] ; Terminal care ; Netherlands.
AnnotationThe Netherlands has been a pioneer in the field of end-of-life decision-making with regard to euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and forgoing artificial administration of food and fluids. This editorial provides background to and comment on B D Onwuteaka et al's article, "Withholding or withdrawing artificial administration of food and fluids in nursing home patients" in this issue of Age and Ageing. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020121202 A
ClassmarkCF: LHB:LF: LV: 76H

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