Journal of general internal medicine
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To elucidate the effect of physician participation in physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia on the physician-patient relationship. ⋯ Participating in physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia does not markedly adversely affect the physician-patient relationship.
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To explore the experience of violent injury among young African-American men with gunshot or stab wounds to better understand violent injury. ⋯ This study reveals an important perception among these young male victims of violence that if they fail to respond violently to injury or the threat of injury, they will be at risk of further victimization. The social environment in which young male victims of violence live and the meaning of being a sucker must be considered in efforts to decrease recurrent interpersonal violence. Providers who care for young men who are victims of or at risk of violence should understand the implications of the social context on individual behaviors.