Letters
End of life decisions
Doctors can be trusted
BMJ 2009; 339 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b3685 (Published 14 September 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b3685
- Agnes van der Heide, associate professor1,
- Judith A C Rietjens, postdoctoral researcher1
- 1Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, Netherlands
- a.vanderheide{at}erasmusmc.nl
Van den Block and colleagues’ survey in Belgium found that high use of palliative care is associated with more medical decisions to hasten death.1 …
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