Slippery slopes in flat countries - A response

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-24

  Van Delden, Johannes J M ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Centre for Bioethics and Health Law   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomy (patient ); Euthanasia; Notification procedure; Physician assisted death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUTHANASIA; INFORMED CONSENT; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

EID: 0033000661     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.25.1.22     Document Type: Article

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