Health professionals' beliefs may undermine effective pain relief for dying patients

doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7408.222-a

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Marina Cuttini, epidemiologist (marina.cuttini@arsanita.toscana.it),
Veronica Casotto, statistician,
Rodolfo Saracci, epidemiologist,
Marcello Orzalesi, neonatologist

Unit of Epidemiology, Burlo Garofolo Maternal and Child Health Institute, Trieste and Regional Agency, 34100 Trieste, Italy
Regional Agency for Health of Tuscany, Florence, Italy
Division of Epidemiology, IFC, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy For the EURONIC Study Group
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bambin Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

EDITOR—Murray et al include pain relief for dying people among the essential health interventions that should be accessible for all, in developing countries.1 Even developed countries, however, have different pain relief policies.