Attitudes toward euthanasia in Hong Kong - A comparison between physicians and the general public

Death Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-54

  Chong, Alice Ming Lin ^a   Fok, Shiu Yeu ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HONG KONG; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE; CULTURE; EUTHANASIA; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 11244353222     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180590519769     Document Type: Review

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