Euthanasia and the potential adverse effects for Northern Territory Aborigines

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9069, 1997, Pages 1907-1908

  Collins, John J ^a   Brennan, Frank T ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUTHANASIA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030604564     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)12388-6     Document Type: Note

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