Influence of physicians' life stances on attitudes to end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countries

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 247-253

  Cohen, J ^a   Van Delden, J ^c   Mortier, F ^b   Lofmark R ^d   Norup, M ^e   Cartwright, C ^f   Faisst, K ^g   Canova, C ^h   Onwuteaka Philipsen, B ^h,i   Bilsen, J ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

ⁱ VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 47749107664     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.020297     Document Type: Article

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