Euthanasia, assisted suicide and psychiatry: A Pandora's box

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 181, Issue OCT., 2002, Pages 278-279

  Kelly, Brendan D ^a   McLoughlin, Declan M ^a  

^a Cluain Mhuire Family Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EUTHANASIA; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; SUICIDE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0036795792     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.181.4.278     Document Type: Editorial

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