Cases of euthanasia and assisted suicide reported to the public prosecutor in North Holland over 10 years

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Data were collected from each reported case of euthanasia in the province of North Holland (2.3 million inhabitants) from 1984 to 1993. The source was reports compiled by the public prosecutor when a doctor reported a case to the coroner or the police. These reports always included a doctor's report and a coroner's report and sometimes reports from the doctor who gave a second opinion, a living will, or a report by the Medical Inspectorate. Among others the following variables were registered: the doctor's specialty and the patient's sex, age, and diagnosis. Diagnoses were classified according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9). We grouped the diseases on the basis of their occurrence among the reported cases of euthanasia.

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