Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Physicians v. Non-physicians preference for death


" The graph below shows the answers that physicians give when asked if they would want various interventions at the bitter end.  The only intervention that doctors overwhelmingly want is pain medication.  In no other case do even 20% of the physicians say “yes.” "



Image from 'Sociological Images' article: "How Do Physicians and Non-Physicians Want to Die?"


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