The role of values and experience in determining social workers’ attitudes toward euthanasia and assisted suicide

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-95

  Ecsikai, E L ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; Attitudes; End of life; Ethical issues; Euthanasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; EUTHANASIA; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIGION; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0033795840     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v30n01_05     Document Type: Article

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