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Published in final edited form as: Clin Ethics. 2007 Sep;2(3):139–145. doi: 10.1258/147775007781870038

Table 3.

Responses of the French and American professionals

	Attitude of close relatives	Country	Would follow the AD	Would not follow the AD	No definitive opinion)
	Attitude of close relatives	Country	n (%)	n (%)	n (%
PVS	Agreed	FR	22 (71)	3 (10)	6 (19)
	Agreed	USA	29 (97)	1 (3)	-

	Opposed	FR	10 (32)	18 (58)	3 (10)
	Opposed	USA	23 (77)	4 (13)	3 (10)

Alzheimer	Agreed	FR	18 (58)	7 (23)	6 (19)
	Agreed	USA	28 (93)	2 (7)	-

	Opposed	FR	10 (32)	15 (48)	6 (19)
	Opposed	USA	25 (83)	4 (13)	1 (3)

Jehova’s Wit.	Agreed	FR	14 (40)	18 (51)	3 (9)
	Agreed	USA	28 (93)	-	2 (7)

	Opposed	FR	8 (23)	22 (65)	4 (12)
	Opposed	USA	24 (80)	4 (13)	2 (7)