Trends in acceptance of euthanasia among the general public in 12 European countries (1981-1999)

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 663-669

  Cohen, Joachim ^a   Marcoux, Isabelle ^b,c   Bilsen, Johan ^a,d   Deboosere, Patrick ^a   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^c   Deliens, Luc ^a,c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitudes of general public; Cross national research; European values; Euthanasia; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; SPAIN; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERMISSIVENESS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RIGHT TO DIE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33845445188     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl042     Document Type: Article

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