Investigating euthanasia: Methodological, ethical and clinical considerations

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 575-577

  Kristjanson, Linda J ^a   Christakis, Nicholas ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY COPING; FRANCE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUTHANASIA; FRANCE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 31144433620     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm1088xx     Document Type: Editorial

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