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End-of-life preferences of the general public: Results from a Japanese national survey

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  • Kissane, Lee Andrew
  • Ikeda, Baku
  • Akizuki, Reiko
  • Nozaki, Shoko
  • Yoshimura, Kimio
  • Ikegami, Naoki

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To determine under different End-of-Life (EoL) scenarios the preferences of the general public for EoL care setting and Life-sustaining-Treatments (LST), and to develop a new framework to assess these preferences.

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  • Kissane, Lee Andrew & Ikeda, Baku & Akizuki, Reiko & Nozaki, Shoko & Yoshimura, Kimio & Ikegami, Naoki, 2015. "End-of-life preferences of the general public: Results from a Japanese national survey," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(11), pages 1472-1481.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:119:y:2015:i:11:p:1472-1481
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.04.014
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