Killing and caring: Is euthanasia incompatible with care?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-44

  Willard, Carole ^a,b  

^a Manchester Coll Midwifery Nursing   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Patient autonomy; Voluntary active euthanasia

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPATHY; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

BENEFICENCE; EMPATHY; ETHICS, NURSING; EUTHANASIA; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; VALUE OF LIFE; WEDGE ARGUMENT;

EID: 18544364649     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1997.tb00267.x     Document Type: Article

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