Oregon physicians' responses to requests for assisted suicide: A qualitative study

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 451-461

  Dobscha, Steven K ^a,b   Heintz, Ronald T ^b   Press, Nancy ^c   Ganzini, Linda ^a,b,c  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WELFARE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (OREGON); EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; OREGON; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RIGHT TO DIE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 3242789343     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1096621041349374     Document Type: Article

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