Psychiatry and physician-assisted suicide

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 413-427

  Zaubler, T S ^a   Sullivan, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; DYING; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SUICIDE; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029845790     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-953X(05)70298-7     Document Type: Article

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