Historical and contemporary issues in end-of-life decisions: Implications for social work

Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-324

  Mackelprang, Romel W ^a   Mackelprang, Romel D ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; Disability; End of life; Euthanasia; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OREGON; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIAL WORK; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33847685964     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/50.4.315     Document Type: Article

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