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Nearly one in 10 acute-care patients over 65 wishes to die

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  • 30 September 2020
  • Marc-Antoine Bornet
    • CHUV
    • Biologie et de médecine, UNIL
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The desire to die is widespread among elderly patients hospitalized in acute care. According to a CHUV study, nearly one in ten people in this situation express their wish to die.

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