@article{ref1,
title="Physician-assisted death: From euthanasia to the withholding of life-sustaining treatment",
journal="Acta Hospitalia",
year="2003",
author="Broeckaert, B. and Claessens, P.",
volume="43",
number="4",
pages="9-20+93",
abstract="This article discusses the different types of physician-assisted death or euthanasia. After giving a brief history of the concepts used to denote the different acts performed by physicians that shorten the life of the patient, we discuss the withholding and withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment, pain and symptom control with life-shortening effect, palliative sedation, and active termination of life (euthanasia, assisted suicide). The purpose of this article is to offer a conceptual framework in which the different types of physician-assisted death can be distinguished and so to facilitate a meaningful ethical discussion of these sensitive topics.<p /><p>Language: nl</p>",
language="nl",
issn="0044-6009",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}