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. 2020 Jul 8;10(7):e036054. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036054

Table 2.

Report setting, study design and type of MAID protocol

Number (% of total studies)
Country of study
 The Netherlands 44 (27.0)
 USA 43 (26.4)
 Belgium 27 (16.6)
 Canada 22 (13.5)
 Multiregion 14 (8.6)
 Switzerland 8 (4.9)
 Other 5 (3.1)
Report type
 Non-systematic review 53 (32.5)
 Survey 32 (19.6)
 MAID protocol 19 (11.7)
 Cohort study (retrospective) 22 (13.5)
 Cross-sectional (including death certificates) 13 (8.0)
 Qualitative study 13 (8.0)
 Clinical practice guideline/manual/handbook 5 (3.1)
 Systematic review 2 (1.2)
 Other 4 (2.5)
Protocol described
 Intravenous 75 (46)
 Oral 50 (30.7)
 None 38 (23.3)

MAID, medical assistance in dying.