Legalisation of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide: Survey of doctors' attitudes

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-212

  Seale, Clive ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted dying; Euthanasia; Physician assisted suicide; Right to die; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RIGHT TO DIE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 63549103250     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308102041     Document Type: Article

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