Life after death with dignity: The Oregon experience

Social Work

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-271

  Miller, Pamela J ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Death with dignity; End of life; Physician assisted suicide; Right to die; Terminally ill people

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (OREGON); EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (OREGON); LEGAL APPROACH;

DEATH; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; OREGON; PATIENT ADVOCACY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034186467     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/45.3.263     Document Type: Article

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