Arch Intern Med
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
End-of-life decision making in Europe and Australia: a physician survey.
The frequencies with which physicians make different medical end-of-life decisions (ELDs) may differ between countries, but comparison between countries has been difficult owing to the use of dissimilar research methods. ⋯ Cultural and legal factors seem to influence the frequencies of different ELDs and the strength of their determinants across countries, but they do not change the essence of decision making.