Physicians' willingness to grant requests for assistance in dying for children: A study of hypothetical cases

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 611-617

  Vrakking, Astrid M ^a   Van Der Heide, Agnes ^b   Looman, Caspar W N ^b   Van Delden, Johannes J M ^b   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^b   Van Der Maas, Paul J ^b   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG SAFETY; DYING; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL CARE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18144422789     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.12.044     Document Type: Article

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