title: [Denial of requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide is often based on a lack of appreciation of insufferable pain, availability of alternative treatments and the presence of depressive symptomatology].
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authors.lastname: Van Kleffens
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authors.lastname: Vellinga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data