Palliative care physicians' religious / world view and attitude towards euthanasia: A quantitative study among flemish palliative care physicians

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-50

  Broeckaert, B ^a   Gielen, J ^a   Van Iersel, T ^a   Van Den Branden, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Euthanasia; Palliative Care; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349128275     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.53511     Document Type: Article

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