Dealing with requests for euthanasia: A qualitative study investigating the experience of general practitioners

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 150-155

  Georges, J J ^a   The, A M ^a   Onwuteaka Philipsen, B D ^a   van der Wal, G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 40649100821     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.020909     Document Type: Article

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