Does being against euthanasia legislation equate to being anti-euthanasia?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 256-259

  Cartwright, C M ^a   Williams, G M ^a   Parker, M H ^a   Steinberg, M A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Euthanasia; Interpretation; Legislation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPORT GROUP; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645354830     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01053.x     Document Type: Article

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