The case for physician assisted suicide: How can it possibly be proven?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 335-338

  Dahl, E ^a   Levy, N ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN DIGNITY; JURISPRUDENCE; LETHAL DOSE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PAIN; PATIENT AUTONOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; OREGON; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RIGHT TO DIE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33745202605     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.012864     Document Type: Article

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