Prevalence and content of written ethics policies on euthanasia in Catholic healthcare institutions in Belgium (Flanders)

Health Policy

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-178

  Gastmans, Chris ^a   Lemiengre, Joke ^a   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^a   Schotsmans, Paul ^a   Dierckx De Casterlé, Bernadette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ethics; Euthanasia; Institutional policies; Medical end of life decisions; Postal survey

Indexed keywords

EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 33644663058     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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