Physician-assisted death in the United States: Are the existing "last resorts" enough?

Hastings Center Report

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 17-22

  Quill, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED SUICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; OREGON; PALLIATIVE CARE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; WASHINGTON;

EID: 54149114896     PISSN: 00930334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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