Nurses' attitudes to euthanasia: A review of the literature

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-365

  Verpoort, Charlotte ^a   Gastmans, Chris ^a   De Bal, Nele ^a   Dierckx De Casterlé, Bernadette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Ethics; Euthanasia; Nursing; Review

Indexed keywords

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; RELIGION; REVIEW;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, NURSING; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; NURSING; RELIGION; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 4143133559     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733004ne708oa     Document Type: Review

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