The 10-year experience of oregon's death with dignity act: 1998-2007

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-132

  Hedberg, Katrina ^a   Hopkins, David ^a   Leman, Richard ^a   Kohn, Melvin ^a  

^a OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL; SECOBARBITAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; RIGHT TO DIE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PENTOBARBITAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; RIGHT TO DIE; SECOBARBITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650717396     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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