Euthanasia in patients with cancer and the continuous-care providers;La eutanasia en el paciente con cáncer y los cuidados continuos

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 278-284

  Herrero, Carlos Camps ^a   Gregori, Joaquín Gavilá ^a   Noguera, Javier Garde ^a   Díaz, Cristina Caballero ^a   González Cruz, Vega Iranzo ^a   Marroquí, Asunción Juárez ^a   Aguilera, José Safont ^a   Cordellat, Ana Blasco ^a   Jaime, Alfonso Berrocal ^a   De Bremond, Godes Sanz ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioethic; Cancer; Continuous care providing; Euthanasia

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ASSISTED SUICIDE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; ETHICS; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RIGHT TO DIE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646110538     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: 16993055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02710266     Document Type: Review

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