Guidelines on euthanasia and pain alleviation: Compliance and opinions and physicians

Health Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-55

  Haverkate, Ilinka ^a   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^a   Van Der Maas, Paul J ^b   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^a   Kostense, Piet J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compliance; Euthanasia; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC OPINION;

ADMINISTRATORS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DOUBLE EFFECT; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES; INTENTION; NETHERLANDS; SUFFERING; SURVEY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DOUBLE EFFECT; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0031810178     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(98)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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