The attitudes of Greek physicians and lay people on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in terminally ill cancer patients

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-303

  Parpa, Efi ^a   Mystakidou, Kyriaki ^a   Tsilika, Eleni ^a   Sakkas, Pavlos ^b   Patiraki, Elisabeth ^c   Pistevou Gombaki, Kyriaki ^d   Galanos, Antonis ^a   Vlahos, Lambros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Euthanasia; Physician assisted suicide; Terminally ill cancer patient; Withholding withdrawing treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSISTED SUICIDE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 33748489115     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909106290247     Document Type: Review

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