Nothing more to do: Euthanasia, general practice, and end-of-life discourse in the Netherlands

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-174

  Norwood, Frances ^a  

^a Inclusion Research Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; Death and dying; Discourse; End of life; Euthanasia; Foucault; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

COMMUNICATION; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; FAMILY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 34247579628     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740701283165     Document Type: Article

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