Legalizing assisted suicide - Views of physicians in Oregon

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 334, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 310-315

  Lee, Melinda A ^a,d   Nelson, Heidi D ^a,d   Tilden, Virginia P ^c,d   Ganzini, Linda ^b,d   Schmidt, Terri A ^b,d   Tolle, Susan W ^a,d  

^a University School of Medicine   (United States)

^b School of Medicine

^c Office of Research

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030071455     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199602013340507     Document Type: Article

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