An exploratory pilot study of nurse-midwives' attitudes toward active euthanasia and abortion

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 505-512

  Musgrave, C F ^a   Soudry, I ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE MIDWIFE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, NURSING; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE MIDWIVES; PILOT PROJECTS; RELIGION;

EID: 0034544380     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(00)00033-x     Document Type: Article

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