Correction

Physicians' Experiences with the Oregon Death with Dignity Act

N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1538May 18, 2000

Article

Physicians' Experiences with the Oregon Death with Dignity Act (Special Article, N Engl J Med 2000:342;557 - 563) . On page 560, in line 9 of the right-hand column, the statement should read, “physicians reported that 3 of the 28 changed their minds about obtaining a prescription for a lethal medication as a consequence of mental health intervention,” not “3 of the 28 changed their minds about obtaining a prescription for a lethal medication,” as printed. On page 562, the sentence that begins on line 16 of the left-hand column should have read, “In 27 cases the physicians had met this requirement by the time they completed the questionnaire,” not “Twenty-seven of the physicians had met this requirement by the time they completed the questionnaire,” as printed.