Physician commitment in end of life care - Perspectives from New Zealand and the Netherlands

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 775-785

  Mitchell, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Euthanasia; New Zealand; Palliative care; Physician assisted death; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EUTHANASIA; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 2942594512     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.026     Document Type: Article

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