When patients ask about assisted suicide: A viewpoint from Oregon

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 205-208

  Lee, Melinda A ^a,c   Ganzini, Linda ^b,c   Brummel Smith, Kenneth ^a,d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Providence Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MODEL; SUICIDE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; OREGON; PATIENT ADVOCACY; RIGHT TO DIE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0029828896     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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