A psychiatric defense of aid in dying

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 547-556

  Smith, David M ^a,b   Pollack, David ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b P7 1DMH ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031741675     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018754816369     Document Type: Review

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