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Deep and continuous sedation until death in the French overseas departments. [PDF]

open access: goldPLoS ONE
BackgroundContinuous deep sedation until death (CDSUD) has been a legally recognised end-of-life right in France since 2016. Data on implementation remain limited, particularly in the French overseas departments, which share the same legal framework as ...
Sophie Pennec   +3 more
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End-of-life medical decisions in French overseas departments: results of a retrospective survey [PDF]

open access: goldBMC Palliative Care
Background French laws governing end-of-life medical practices forbid euthanasia and affirm patients’ right to deep and continuous sedation until death. Cultural traditions and disparities in health care provision, as in overseas France, could limit the ...
Sophie Pennec   +4 more
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Entrepreneurship in the Tourism Sector: A Risky Activity in French Overseas Departments? [PDF]

open access: goldRisk in Contemporary Economy, 2017
Research in the field of tourism in the Caribbean is rather limited despite the fact the industry is capital for the area. This industry is very important for the French Overseas Departments and yet, the local corporate doing business in the sector are ...
Hugues SERAPHIN   +2 more
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Why are supercentenarians so frequently found in French Overseas Departments? The cases of Guadeloupe and Martinique [PDF]

open access: goldGenus, 2020
Many more cases of supercentenarians are observed in the French Départements d’Outre-Mer (DOM) than in metropolitan France. A first possible explanation is that the standard French protocol for validating age does not sufficiently cover DOMs. However, if
Jacques Vallin
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Coral Reefs: Damage Indicators. Case in Point: The French Overseas Departments & Territories (DOM-TOMs)

open access: diamondÉtudes Caribéennes, 2006
Introduction Covering approximately 1.2 million km2 or 0.25% of the world maritime domain, coral reefs represent the greatest structures formed on the earth’s surface by living creatures. Although coral has existed for the past billion years, those which cover the seabed in the present day appeared in the Jurassic period (secondary era) and develop in ...
Pascal Saffache
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