The Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill, 2004

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 534-540

  Tallis, Raymond ^a,b,d   Saunders, John ^a,c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; DYING; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORALITY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 11244271620     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.4-6-534     Document Type: Review

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