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Near-death encounters with and without near-death experiences: Comparative NDE scale profiles

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In a retrospective study contrasting the near-death encounters of 183 persons who reported near-death experiences and 63 persons who reported no near-death experience, the two groups did not differ in age, gender, or time elapsed since the near-death encounter. Near-death experiencers reported all 16 items of the NDE Scale significantly more often than did nonexperiencers.

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Greyson, B. Near-death encounters with and without near-death experiences: Comparative NDE scale profiles. J Near-Death Stud 8, 151–161 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01074000

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