Facing request for euthanasia: A clinical practice guideline

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 212-217

  Gastmans, Chris ^a   van Neste, F ^b   Schotsmans, P ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RIGHT TO DIE; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; LEGAL APPROACH;

BELGIUM; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 2342440168     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.005082     Document Type: Article

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