Euthanasia and assisted suicide: a Christian ethical perspective by E. de Villiers

“…Meilaender rejects euthanasia and medically assisted suicide, but accepts refusal of treatment, as long as it is not done with the intention to cause the death of the person involved. Kuitert favours euthanasia and medically assisted suicide, as well as the cessation of treatment with the intention to cause the death of the person involved in certain hopeless cases. …”
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Pola Infeksi Oportunistik yang Menyebabkan Kematian pada Penyandang AIDS di RS Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2010-2012 by Aghnia Jolanda Putri, Eryati Darwin, Efrida .

“…Septic shock is the leading mechanism of cause of death among all.<br />Keywords: opportunistic infections, AIDS, death</p>…”
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Underlying and contributing causes of mortality from CDC WONDER—Insights for researchers by Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Laurence S. Sperling, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Dmitry Abramov

“…Deaths for the top 5 underlying causes of death as underlying and as underlying or contributing causes were extracted. …”
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Dying to be famous: retrospective cohort study of rock and pop star mortality and its association with adverse childhood experiences by Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Olivia Sharples, Tom Hennell, Katherine A Hardcastle

“…For deceased stars, cause of death was more likely to be substance use or risk-related in those with more adverse childhood experiences.Conclusions Relationships between fame and mortality vary with performers’ characteristics. …”
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Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Unusual Small Bowel Metastasis with Invagination by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Briggette Fernández González, Mariana Medell Gago

“…Malignant tumors, in Cuba, are the second leading cause of death after heart disease. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide in malignant tumors, predominantly in men. …”
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Out-of- hospital mortality in the municipality of Cienfuegos, 2016 by Orlando Morera Álvarez, Daylin Madruga Jiménez, Liliana Caridad Romero Castro

“…Malignant tumors were the leading cause of death (rate of 79.1 x 10,000 inhabitants), followed by heart disease.…”
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Detection of multiple etiologies and comparison and investigation of pathological changes in small and large intestine lesions of dogs by Ozgur Kanat, Mustafa Ortatatli

“…<b>Aim:</b> This study was conducted for the purposes of investigating pathological changes in intestines of dogs, detecting prevalence of them and determining their role in being the cause of death.<p> <b>Materials and Methods: </b>The intestines of 100 dead stray dogs were examined in macroscopic, histopathologic, microbiologic, and parasitic aspects. …”
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Pancreatic Cancer in Canada: Incidence and Mortality Trends from 1992 to 2005 by Robert Flook, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten

“…BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is the fourth-ranking cause of death among all major malignancies in Canada and has the lowest five-year survival rate.…”
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Characterization of mortality rates resulting from traffic accidents involving cycles by Angela Normayda Jorge Miguez, Haray Godoy del Sol, Mavis Ortis Sagasta

“…The most affected anatomic region was the head (61.5%), 46, 2 % of deaths had more than 50 mg of alcohol in blood and the predominant direct cause of death was the injuries of higher nervous centers. …”
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Trends of cause-specific cardiovascular disease mortality in China, 2009-2019: a nationwide longitudinal study by Lu Wang, Yuzhu Wang, Zixiang Ji, Rongyu Zhu, Hengjing Wu, Jue Li, Liang Zheng, Lijuan Zhang

“…Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the top cause of death in China. We aimed to identify trends in cause-specific CVD mortality in a rapidly developing country, thereby providing evidence for CVD prophylaxis.Materials and Methods Using raw data from the Chinese National Mortality Surveillance (CNMS) system, we assessed the mortalities of all CVD and cause-specific CVD during 2009-2019. …”
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Purpose, subject matter and objectives of forensic medicine by O. S. Moiseyenko

“…The main purpose of forensic medicine is to examine the bodies of the dead or injured in order to determine the cause of death or injury, as well as to determine the possible criminal element in the act. …”
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Goat Parasite Control—General Guidelines by Sarah Reuss

“… Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism is the leading cause of death and decreased production in goats. At least 48% of farms in the southeast have parasites that are resistant to all classes of dewormers. …”
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Mortality of Elderly Patients in Ontario after Hospital Admission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jason X Nie, Li Wang, Ross EG Upshur

“…It is currently the fourth leading cause of death in Canada and the world.…”
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Clinic-pathological Correlation as a Quality Indicator in Cancer Patient Caring by Junior Vega Jiménez

“…Cancer constitutes the second worldwide cause of death; in 2015 it causes 8.8 millions of deceases. …”
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Management of acute ischemic stroke in the emergency department: optimizing the brain by Latha Ganti

“…Globally, stroke is the 2nd leading cause of death and 3rd leading cause of disability worldwide. …”
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Liver Transplantation for Cirrhosis in Cystic Fibrosis by T Lamireau, S Martin, M Lallier, JE Marcotte, F Alvarez

“…BACKGROUND: Liver disease is the third most common cause of death in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). …”
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Goat Parasite Control—General Guidelines by Sarah Reuss

“… Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism is the leading cause of death and decreased production in goats. At least 48% of farms in the southeast have parasites that are resistant to all classes of dewormers. …”
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Current Treatment Options for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Melanie D Beaton

“…It is also recognized that cardiovascular disease is a significant cause of death in these patients. Significant work evaluating various treatments has been performed in recent years; however, to date, no ideal therapy exists. …”
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Major Causes of Preventable Death in Trauma Patients by Youngeun Park, Gil Jae Lee, Min A Lee, Kang Kook Choi, Jihun Gwak, Sung Youl Hyun, Yang Bin Jeon, Yong-Cheol Yoon, Jungnam Lee, Byungchul Yu

“…Purpose Trauma is the top cause of death in people under 45 years of age. Deaths from severe trauma can have a negative economic impact due to the loss of people belonging to socio-economically active age groups. …”
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Characterization of Stroke Patients in an Intensive Care Unit by Marianela Planes Fajardo, Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández, Maylín Isabel Alonso Martínez, Aurora Calzada Fajardo

“…Stroke is the main neurological cause of death and the third most common cause of death in the world. …”
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