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https://smw.ch/journalfile/view/article/ezm_smw/en/smw.2020.20206/dae77bb75e4e924a6194fe4212504b79cd352ad9/smw_2020_20206.pdf/rsrc/jf“Medical end-of-life decisions in the oldest old in Switzerland” examines the differences between the oldest old and younger patients in terms of the frequency of various end-of-life decisions such as intensified alleviation of pain and other symptoms and, most notably, with-holding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments.