Decisions at the end of life

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 144-149

  Balint, John A ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude to death; Death with dignity; Death, assisted; Euthanasia; Life support care; Oregon; Physician assisted suicide; Right to die; Suicide, assisted; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034089132     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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