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Volume 11 (2010) - October 2010

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The role of advance directives in end-of-life decisions in Austria: survey of intensive care physicians

Eva Schaden, Petra Herczeg, Stefan Hacker, Andrea Schopper, Claus G Krenn BMC Medical Ethics 2010, 11:19 (21 October 2010)

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Saudi views on consenting for research on medical records and leftover tissue samples

Mohammad M Al-Qadire, Muhammad M Hammami, Hunida M Abdulhameed, Eman A Al Gaai BMC Medical Ethics 2010, 11:18 (18 October 2010)

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Which medical error to disclose to patients and by whom? Public preference and perceptions of norm and current practice

Muhammad M Hammami, Sahar Attalah, Mohammad Al Qadire BMC Medical Ethics 2010, 11:17 (18 October 2010)

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Most individuals prefer to be informed of medical errors by the at-fault physician, with women, older, and healthier individuals being more likely to want disclosure of near-miss medical errors.