Attitudes of college students about physician-assisted suicide: The influence of life experiences, religiosity, and belief in autonomy

Death Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 587-599

  Weiss, Gregory L ^a  

^a ROANOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT RIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; TERMINAL DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; INTERVIEW; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGIOUS APPROACH; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0030299113     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481189608252764     Document Type: Article

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