Attitudes toward palliative care, conceptions of euthanasia and opinions about its legalization among French physicians

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1781-1793

  Peretti Watel, P ^a,b,d   Bendiane, M K ^a,b   Moatti, J P ^b,c  

^a Reg Ctr Dis Contr S E France   (France)

^b INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Euthanasia; France; Palliative care; Physicians; Professionalization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 15944396094     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.037     Document Type: Article

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