Euthanasia and the medical profession: An Australian study

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 239-252

  Hassan, Riaz ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JURISPRUDENCE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; EUTHANASIA; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0030201611     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1996.tb01051.x     Document Type: Article

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