Process and Outcomes of Euthanasia Requests Under the Belgian Act on Euthanasia: A Nationwide Survey Yanna Van Wesemael, MSc, Joachim Cohen, PhD, Johan.

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Process and Outcomes of Euthanasia Requests Under the Belgian Act on Euthanasia: A Nationwide Survey Yanna Van Wesemael, MSc, Joachim Cohen, PhD, Johan Bilsen, MSc, PhD, Tinne Smets, PhD, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, PhD, Luc Deliens, PhD Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 42, Issue 5, Pages 721-733 (November 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.02.011 Copyright © 2011 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Process and outcome of requesting euthanasia in clinical practice in Belgium (within-group percentage). Numbers may not add up to total due to missing cases. Percentages are based on denominator of previous step. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2011 42, 721-733DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.02.011) Copyright © 2011 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions