Can Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Regulated Effectively?

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-232

  Miller, Franklin G ^a   Brody, Howard ^a   Quill, Timothy E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (OREGON); GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL CONTROL; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (OREGON); LEGAL APPROACH;

CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MORALS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030227085     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.1996.tb01856.x     Document Type: Article

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