Evaluating requests for hastened death #156

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1151-1152

  Quill, Tim ^a   Arnold, Robert M ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED SUICIDE; EVALUATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 55549092444     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.9848     Document Type: Short Survey

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