Suicide by advance directive?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Sontheimer, D ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 56749182077     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.025619     Document Type: Article

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