Would physician-assisted suicide jeopardize trust in the medical services? An empirical study of attitudes among the general public in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-264

  Lindblad, Anna ^a   Löfmark, Rurik ^a   Lynöe, Niels ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Physician assisted suicide; public attitudes; trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; ATTITUDE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549127295     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808098918     Document Type: Article

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