Physician-assisted suicide in Oregon: What are the key factors?

Death Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 501-518

  Wineberg, Howard ^a   Werth Jr , James L ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; AGE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (OREGON); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHNIC GROUP; FORECASTING; LEGAL ASPECT; MARRIAGE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

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

AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCOME; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; OREGON; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0038070447     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180302882     Document Type: Article

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