Attitudes of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their care givers toward assisted suicide

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 967-973

  Ganzini, Linda ^a,b,c   Johnston, Wendy S ^a   Mcfarland, Bentson H ^a   Tolle, Susan W ^b   Lee, Melinda A ^b,d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAMILY MEMBERS; HOME CARE; MALES; OREGON; SURVEY; WASHINGTON;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0032189722     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199810013391406     Document Type: Article

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