Assisted suicide and euthanasia in Switzerland: Allowing a role for non-physicians

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7383, 2003, Pages 271-273

  Hurst, Samia A ^a   Mauron, Alex ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0037309978     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7383.271     Document Type: Review

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