Psychological issues in euthanasia, suicide, and assisted suicide

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 51-62

  Lester, David ^a,b,c,d  

^a CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SUICIDE   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Intl Assoc for Suicide Prevention

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COUNSELING; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; ETHICS; HUMAN; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUICIDE; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COUNSELING; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0002516337     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1996.tb01567.x     Document Type: Article

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