Attitudes of cancer patients, their family members and health professionals toward active euthanasia

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-21

  Kuuppelomaki M ^a  

^a SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Active euthanasia; Anxiety; Attitudes; Cancer patient; Professionals; Relative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034153320     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2000.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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