Attitudes toward euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide among Italian primary care physicians

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 188-196

  Grassi, Luigi ^a   Magnani, Katia ^a   Ercolani, Mauro ^b  

^a Sect Psychiat Consult Liaison P   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Euthanasia; Physician attitudes; Physician assisted suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SUICIDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; ITALY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0032975760     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(98)00155-9     Document Type: Article

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