Euthanasia in Greece: Moral and ethical dilemmas

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-101

  Vidalis, A ^a   Dardavessis, Th ^a   Kaprinis, G ^a  

^a Psychiatric Department   (Greece)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; Euthanasia; Medical dilemmas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031821893     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339643     Document Type: Article

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