Attitudes of People with Disabilities toward Physician-Assisted Suicide Legislation: Broadening the Dialogue

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 977-1001

  Fadem, Pamela ^a   Minkler, Meredith ^a   Perry, Martha ^a   Blum, Klaus ^b   Moore Jr , Leroy F ^b   Rogers, Judi ^b   Williams, Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Community Advisory Group ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; LEGAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSONS; FREEDOM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RIGHT TO DIE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346881328     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-28-6-977     Document Type: Review

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