Physicians' opinions on palliative care and euthanasia in the Netherlands

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1137-1144

  Georges, Jean Jacques ^a   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^a   Van Der Heide, Agnes ^b   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^a   Van Der Maas, Paul J ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 33751059693     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1137     Document Type: Article

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