The relationship between palliative care and legalized euthanasia in Belgium

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 589-591

  Gamester, Nathan ^a   Van Den Eynden, Bart ^b  

^a HOUSE OF LORDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; DEPRESSION; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

BELGIUM; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 70349193531     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0065     Document Type: Letter

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