Attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide among physicians in Vermont

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 400-403

  Craig, Alexa ^a   Cronin, Beth ^a   Eward, William ^a   Metz, James ^a   Murray, Logan ^a   Rose, Gail ^a   Suess, Eric ^a   Vergara, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; VERMONT;

EID: 34447309712     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.018713     Document Type: Article

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