To legalize physician-assisted suicide or not? - A dilemma

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-190

  Sharma, B R ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

End of life decisions; Euthanasia; Withdrawal of life support

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; COURT; CRIMINAL LAW; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 0141630754     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-1131(03)00080-4     Document Type: Review

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