A nation-wide study on the practice of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in community and hospital pharmacies in the Netherlands

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-9

  Lau, H S ^a   Riezebos, J ^a   Abas, V ^a   Porsius, A J ^a   De Boer, A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude; Euthanasia; Pharmacists; Physician assisted suicide; Practice

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; EUTHANASIA; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0034056810     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008705223595     Document Type: Article

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