Development of palliative care and legalisation of euthanasia: Antagonism or synergy?

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7649, 2008, Pages 864-867

  Bernheim, Jan L ^a   Deschepper, Reginald ^a   Distelmans, Wim ^a   Mullie, Arsène ^a   Bilsen, Johan ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; LAW; LEGAL PROCEDURE; LIFESPAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 42549130491     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39497.397257.ad     Document Type: Article

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