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Refractory Suffering

Refractory Suffering is a clinical condition characterized by severe physical or existential distress that persists despite exhaustive application of palliative interventions, thereby resisting standard symptom management strategies in terminally ill patients.

19

Publications

424

Citations

64

Authors

49

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

Parents

Publications

19

Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking

John Wax, Amy An, Nicole Kosier et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2018 · 69 citations

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Suffering is not enough: Assisted dying for people with mental illness

Manuel Trachsel, Ralf J. Jox · Bioethics · 2022 · 45 citations · Full text

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Euthanasia and Palliative Sedation in Belgium

Raphael Cohen‐Almagor, Wes Ely · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2018 · 34 citations · Full text

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Expanded terminal sedation in end-of-life care

Laura Gilbertson, Julian Savulescu, Justin Oakley et al. · Journal of Medical Ethics · 2022 · 27 citations · Full text

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Flemish palliative-care nurses’ attitudes to palliative sedation

Joris Gielen, Stef Van den Branden, Trudie van Iersel et al. · Nursing Ethics · 2012 · 22 citations · Full text

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Authors

64

  1. RC
    Raphael Cohen‐Almagor

    University of Hull, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  2. CG
    Carol Grbich

    Flinders University, Australia

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  3. KB
    Katrina Breaden

    Flinders University, Australia

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  4. KS
    Kate Swetenham

    Flinders University, Australia

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  5. MH
    Meg Hegarty

    Flinders University, Australia

    2 publications · 31 citations

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Institutions

49

  1. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  2. University of Hull

    Hull, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  3. Flinders University

    Adelaide, Australia

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    93 citations

  4. Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

    Pittsburgh, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  5. Novita

    Adelaide, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  6. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  7. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  8. University of Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    2 publications · 88 citations

    2

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  2. Journal of Palliative Medicine

    2 publications · 34 citations

    2

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  3. Palliative & Supportive Care

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. BMJ Case Reports

    1 publications · 21 citations

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