Taking the final step: Changing the law on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide: Time for change

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7518, 2005, Pages 681-683

  Branthwaite, M A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED SUICIDE; DYING; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; LEGAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUTHANASIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OREGON; PUBLIC OPINION; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 25144484421     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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