Nurses' views on their involvement in euthanasia: A qualitative study in flanders (Belgium)

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 187-192

  Dierckx de Casterlé, Bernadette ^a   Verpoort, C ^a   De Bal, N ^a   Gastmans, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSING THEORY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 33645780007     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.011783     Document Type: Article

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