Euthanasia in family practice in the Netherlands: Toward a better understanding

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue FEB., 1997, Pages 231-237

  Verhoef, Marja J ^a   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0031067175     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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