Involvement of nurses in euthanasia: A review of the literature

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 494-498

  De Beer, Tina ^a,b   Gastmans, C ^a   Dierckx de Casterle B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES;

EID: 2342427478     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.004028     Document Type: Review

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