Rethinking euthanasia: Death as an unintentional outcome

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 219, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1204-1206

  McMillan, Franklin D ^a  

^a VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral Emergency Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; EUTHANASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TERMINALLY ILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035514490     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.1204     Document Type: Review

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