The practice of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the United States: Adherence to proposed safeguards and effects on physicians

JAMA

Volumn 280, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 507-513

  Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a   Daniels, Elisabeth R ^a   Fairclough, Diane L ^b   Clarridge, Brian R ^c  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b American Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032511346     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.6.507     Document Type: Article

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