Unbearability of suffering at the end of life: the development of a new measuring device, the SOS-V

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Unbearable suffering is an important issue in end-of-life decisions. However, there has been no systematic, prospective, patient-oriented research which has focused on unbearable suffering, nor is there a suitable measurement instrum...

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Main Authors: van der Wal Gerrit, Onwuteaka-Philipsen Bregje D, Ruijs Kees DM, Kerkhof Ad JFM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/8/16