Turkey's physicians' attitudes toward Euthanasia: A brief research report

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-115

  Özkara, Erdem ^a,g   Hanci, Hamit ^b   Civaner, Murat ^b   Yorulmaz, Coskun ^c   Karagöz, Mustafa ^d   Mayda, Atilla Senih ^e   Gören, Süleyman ^f   Kök, Ahmet Nezih ^g  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TURKEY;

EID: 10844273153     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/E88C-UXA5-TL9T-RVLK     Document Type: Article

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