Euthanasia and palliative care in the Netherlands: An analysis of the latest developments

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-207

  Gordijn, Bert ^a   Janssens, Rien ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Euthanasia; Palliative care; Physician assisted suicide; Terminal sedation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SEDATION; TERMINAL CARE; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 16644386901     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HCAN.0000044926.05523.ef     Document Type: Review

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